---
name: "arc-blahp-logger"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nordugrid-arc-arex"
version: "7.0.0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/arc-blahp-logger"
---

# arc-blahp-logger(8)

ARC authplugin to store BLAH accouting logs about FINISHED jobs

## NAME

arc-blahp-logger - ARC authplugin to store BLAH accouting logs about FINISHED jobs

## DESCRIPTION

**ARC BLAH logger** is an authplugin to store FINISHED jobs information in log files used by BLAH parser. Generated logs can be used by APEL/DGAS client tools to send accounting information.

## SYNOPSIS

arc-blahp-logger -I \<jobID\> -U \<user\> -P \<proxy file\> -L \<job status file\> \[-c \<ceid prefix\>\] \[-p \<log prefix\> \] \[-d \<log level\>\] \[-i\]

## OPTIONS

- **-I** *jobID*

  A-REX job identifier

- **-U** *user*

  local account that own the job files and processes

- **-P** *user proxy*

  path to user proxy certificate file to get VOMS membership info

- **-L** *job status file*

  A-REX jobstatus .local file containint more info about job (like LRMS id)

- **-c** *ceid prefix*

  prefix to generate CE ID in accordance to GLUE1.3 publishing

- **-p** *log prefix*

  logs location and filename prefix. Default is **/var/log/arc/accounting/blahp.log**

- **-d** *loglevel*

  logging level from 0(ERROR) to 5(DEBUG)

- **-i**

  Ignore failed jobs. Default is to publish them.

## ENABLING PLUGIN IN A-REX CONFIGURATION

You need to add BLAH logger plugin as a handler for FINISHED state, e.g.:

**authplugin="FINISHED timeout=10,onfailure=pass /usr/libexec/arc/arc-blahp-logger -I %I -U %u -L %C/job.%I.local -P %C/job.%I.proxy"**

## CONFIGURATION

There are no particular plugin configuration except passing correct options.

By default BLAH log is written to **/var/log/arc/accounting/blahp.log-YYYYMMDD.** The log prefix (without **-YYYYMMDD**) can be redefined with optional **-p** option.

CE ID is generated automatically and has a format **host.fqdn:2811/nordugrid-torque-queue** in accordance to GLUE1.3 publishing. Queue is added in runtime anyway, but prefix can be redefined with **-c** option. This option should be added in case of LRMS.

To debug logger execution you can add **-d 5** option and see all ARC logger output from all subsystems used.

## AUTHOR

Andrii Salnikov \<manf at grid dot org dot ua\>