# Nextcloud 26.0.0 do not write logfile **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Created:** [May 29, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-26-0-0-do-not-write-logfile/163056 "2023-05-29T09:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![infoatd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/infoatd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@infoatd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/infoatd)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-26-0-0-do-not-write-logfile/163056/1 "2023-05-29T09:22:11Z")
> **Support intro** > > Sorry to hear you’re facing problems 🙁 > > _**[help.nextcloud.com](http://help.nextcloud.com) is for home/non-enterprise users. If you’re running a business, paid support can be accessed via [portal.nextcloud.com](http://portal.nextcloud.com) where we can ensure your business keeps running smoothly.**_ > > In order to help you as quickly as possible, before clicking **Create Topic** please provide as much of the below as you can. Feel free to use a pastebin service for logs, otherwise either indent short log examples with four spaces: > > ``` > example > > ``` > > Or for longer, use three backticks above and below the code snippet: > > ```auto > longer > example > here > > ``` > > Some or all of the below information will be requested if it isn’t supplied; for fastest response please provide as much as you can ❤ Nextcloud version _(eg, 20.0.5)_: `26.0.0` Operating system and version _(eg, Ubuntu 20.04)_: `rocky 9` Apache or nginx version _(eg, Apache 2.4.25)_: `2.4.53` PHP version _(eg, 7.4)_: `8.0.27` The issue you are facing: Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? _(Y/N)_: N Steps to replicate it: 1. configure log as logfile in config.php 2. restart httpd 3. admire the empty logfile The output of your Nextcloud log in **Admin \> Logging** : ```auto THERE IS NO LOGS ``` The output of your config.php file in `/path/to/nextcloud` (make sure you remove any identifiable information!): ```auto 'logtimezone' => 'Europe/Paris', 'log_type' => 'file', 'logfile' => 'nextcloud.log', 'loglevel' => '3', ``` The output of your Apache/nginx/system log in `/var/log/ ____ `: ```auto not relevant here ``` not relevant here ```auto Output errors in nextcloud.log in /var/www/ or as admin user in top right menu, filtering for errors. Use a pastebin service if necessary. NO LOGS ``` ---
**Author:** ![infoatd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/infoatd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@infoatd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/infoatd)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-26-0-0-do-not-write-logfile/163056/2 "2023-05-29T09:32:43Z")
Hi friends. Hope everyone is doing well. I got this issue today i really feel dumb about it. i double checked the location of the file with : `sudo -u apache php /var/www/html/nextcloud/occ log:file` ```auto Log backend file: enabled Log file: nextcloud.log Rotate at: 100 MB ``` i found the log file `find / -name nextcloud.log | xargs ls -lah` `-rw-rw-rw-. 1 apache apache 0 May 29 10:58 /var/www/html/nextcloud/data/nextcloud.log` at some point the conf worked but after adding the timezone it failed. So i removed this options and tried many other possibilities the official documentation config : ```auto "log_type" => "file", "logfile" => "nextcloud.log", "loglevel" => 3, "logdateformat" => "F d, Y H:i:s", ``` this sub workaround config : > [@Nextcloud Logfile Not in /var/log/nextcloud.log](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-logfile-not-in-var-log-nextcloud-log/2986): > > My config.php: \ '\*', 'passwordsalt' =\> '\*', 'secret' =\> '\*', 'trusted\_domains' =\> array ( 0 =\> '\*', 1 =\> '192.168.2.2', 2 =\> '192.168.178.30', ), 'datadirectory' =\> '/home/\*/nextcloud/nextcloud\_data', 'overwrite.cli.url' =\> 'https://\*/nextcloud', 'dbtype' =\> 'mysql', 'version' =\> '9.1.0.16', 'dbname' =\> 'nextcloud', 'dbhost' =\> 'localhost', 'dbport' =\> '', 'dbtableprefix' =\> 'oc\_', 'dbuser' =\> 'nextcloud', 'dbpa… nothing works anymore but it worked at some point that’s why i’m puzzled. am i missing an obvious point here ? SElinux is disabled. I cannot find the log which can tell me why logging doesn’t work. Can some nexctloud wizard give me a hint here cause i feel so dumb about this. Thank you very much and have a good day. ---
**Author:** ![infoatd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/infoatd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@infoatd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/infoatd)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-26-0-0-do-not-write-logfile/163056/3 "2023-05-29T13:11:05Z")
i changed the config with this block : ```auto 'log_type' => 'file', 'logfile' => 'nextcloud.log', 'loglevel' => 2, 'logdateformat' => 'F d, Y H:i:s', 'log.condition' => array ( 'apps' => array ( 0 => 'admin_audit', ), ), ``` i removed all logfiles with : find / -name nextcloud.log | xargs rm and immediately i can see all those logfile : ```auto -rw-r-----. 1 apache apache 552 May 29 15:04 /srv/cloudata/nextcloud.log -rw-r--r--. 1 apache apache 0 May 29 15:04 /var/www/html/nextcloud/nextcloud.log -rw-r--r--. 1 apache apache 0 May 29 15:04 /var/www/html/nextcloud/ocs/nextcloud.log ``` i’m really puzzled how it works. it touch different files in different locations (i don’t get why) and those files apparently are read only or cannot be written by nextcloud. ---
**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-26-0-0-do-not-write-logfile/163056/4 "2024-12-14T12:31:13Z")