How to Delete Session Logs

Nemlakufye

I tried to delete openvpnas.log but did not work. How can I do it?

Pippin

Please see:
https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/logging-and-debug-flag-options-for-access-server/

sandmanfvr

I used this link, this doesn't help me. Stopping the service, removing the log file, then starting generates a new one BUT it still has all the data in it! Where is this log data coming from? Why is it still repopulating the log file? I want it cleared for good. I also found the link below and added the 3 lines into my config file and it still collects logs. I want no logging and this log cleared, how can i do that? Thanks.

https://community.nomadgate.com/t/disabling-all-logs-in-openvpn-dedicated-server-client/20589

openvpn_inc

Hello sandmanvfr,

If you're using OpenVPN Access Server there are 2 levels of logs. There's /var/log/openvpnas.log that records all sorts of activities of OpenVPN Access Server and the OpenVPN daemons, this is usually for diagnostic purposes. You can redirect this one to /dev/null if you wanted to. The other is a log database that contains more consumable information like how long a person was connected, who it was, how much bandwidth was used, and so on. That one can be wiped with:
sudo /usr/local/openvpn_as/scripts/logdba --wipe

Kind regards,
Johan

sandmanfvr

Johan, THANKS! I took this and cleared the log and then made a cron job for every 5 minutes. Works fine.