Background Tasks
Trisul installs the following background tasks
| Task Name | Run Frequency | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cronmailreport | 15 Mins | Generates scheduled reports and mails them out |
| tca_dispatch | 5 Mins | Summarizes threshold crossing alerts into an email and sends it out |
| data_refresh | 30 Mins | Automatically refresh plugins data (GeoIP, Badfellas blacklists, URLFilter database) |
| clean_wt_tmp | 12:00:00 AM | Removes 7 days older file from webtrisul tmp directory |
| clean_persists | 12:00:00 AM | Removes 10% resolved keys from persists key table to retain db size |
| threshold_update_bands | 12:15:00 AM | Updates the trisul training data |
| summary_counts_update | 1:00:00 AM | Updates flow,resource,fts count |
View or Modify
Trisul uses the regular unix crontab to schedule background tasks.
To View Crontab List
Login as root, then type : crontab -l
##__webtrisul_pdf_report__
*/15 * * * * /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/rbenv_exec.sh /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/cronmailreport.rb
##__webtrisul_tca_report__
*/5 * * * * /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/rbenv_exec.sh /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/tca_dispatch.rb
##__data_refresh__
*/30 * * * * /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/rbenv_exec.sh /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/data_refresh.rb
##__clean_wt_tmp__
0 0 * * * /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/rbenv_exec.sh /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/clean_wt_tmp.rb
##__clean_persists__
0 0 * * * /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/rbenv_exec.sh /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/clean_persists.rb
##__threshold_update_bands__
15 0 * * * /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/rbenv_exec.sh /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/threshold_update_bands.rb
##__summary_counts_update__
0 1 * * * /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/rbenv_exec.sh /usr/local/share/webtrisul/lib/tasks/summary_counts_update.rb
To Modify Crontab List
Login as root, then type : pre(language-bash). crontab -e
Background Tasks Log Files
Login as admin user to manage menus.
All the Trisul background tasks send its output to the log file located at /usr/local/share/webtrisul/logs/back_tasks.log
You can also access these logs from the web interface
navigation
👉 Select Webadmin → Manage → Web Server Logs →Background Tasks Log