1.4. Running IdM Healthcheck on a schedule

Procedure

1. Enable a systemd timer:

   # systemctl enable ipa-healthcheck.timer
   Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ipa-healthcheck.timer -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/ipa-healthcheck.timer.

2. Start the systemd timer:

   # systemctl start ipa-healthcheck.timer

3. Open the /etc/logrotate.d/ipahealthcheck file to configure the number of logs you want to be saved:

   [...]
       rotate 30
   }

   By default, logs are stored for 30 days before they are overwritten by newer logs.

4. In the same file, configure the path to the file storing the logs.

   /var/log/ipa/healthcheck/healthcheck.log {
   [...]

   By default, logs are saved in the /var/log/ipa/healthcheck/ directory.

5. Save the file.

6. Ensure that the crond service is enabled and running:

   # systemctl enable crond
   # systemctl start crond

7. To start generating logs, start the IdM healthcheck service:

   # systemctl start ipa-healthcheck

Verification

1. Navigate to the /var/log/ipa/healthcheck/ directory.
2. Display the contents of the log file to check if it was created correctly.