Re: [cobalt-users] Info on 'Access By Domain Web Reports',can anyone help...

["Vedran Hrgovcic" <vedran@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Do i have to have this enabled in the GUI to use webalizer to see my
stats,or would webalizer be able to work alone?


> > In the Server Management/Control Panel there is an option for
> > 'Access By Domain Web Reports', the help says, 'Please note that
> > this will dramatically increase the time it takes to process log
> > files. This could affect your overall system performance.'
> >
> > Can someone please explain a bit more about how it will effect
> > my system performance? Does it only take up system resources when
> > accessing the report?
>
> It uses more CPU time and disk space each night when processing your logs,
> as it does DNS lookups on all the IP addresses in your logs to create your
> reports with the actual domain names in them instead of just IP addresses.
>
> So you might get intermittent (once or twice per night) low disk space
> and/or low memory and/or high CPU usage alarms from Active Monitor.  As
> long as the alarms are all being sent around 4-5am when the logs are
> processing, you'll be ok.
>
> --
> Bruce Timberlake
> Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
> E: bruce.timberlake@xxxxxxx
> T: 877-718-3569 / x69369
>
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