object-expirer.conf(5)

NAME

object-expirer.conf - configuration file for the openstack-swift object exprier daemon

SYNOPSIS

object-expirer.conf

DESCRIPTION

This is the configuration file used by the object expirer daemon. The daemon's function is to query the internal hidden expiring_objects_account to discover objects that need to be deleted and to then delete them. The configuration file follows the python-pastedeploy syntax. The file is divided into sections, which are enclosed by square brackets. Each section will contain a certain number of key/value parameters which are described later. Any line that begins with a '#' symbol is ignored. You can find more information about python-pastedeploy configuration format at http://pythonpaste.org/deploy/#config-format

GLOBAL SECTION
    This is indicated by section named [DEFAULT]. Below are the parameters that are acceptable within this section.

    swift_dir
        Swift configuration directory. The default is /etc/swift.

    user
        The system user that the object server will run as. The default is swift.

    log_name
        Label used when logging. The default is swift.

    log_facility
        Syslog log facility. The default is LOG_LOCAL0.

    log_level
        Logging level. The default is INFO.

    log_address
        Logging address. The default is /dev/log.

PIPELINE SECTION
    This is indicated by section name [pipeline:main]. Below are the parameters that are acceptable within this section.

    pipeline
        It is used when you need to apply a number of filters. It is a list of filters ended by an application. The default should be "catch_errors cache proxy-server"

APP SECTION
    This is indicated by section name [app:object-server]. Below are the parameters that are acceptable within this section.

    use Entry point for paste.deploy for the object server. This is the reference to the installed python egg. The default is egg:swift#proxy. See proxy-server.conf-sample for options or See proxy-server.conf manpage.

FILTER SECTION
    Any section that has its name prefixed by "filter:" indicates a filter section. Filters are used to specify configuration parameters for specific swift middlewares. Below are the filters available and respective acceptable parameters.

        [filter:cache]
    Caching middleware that manages caching in swift.

        use Entry point for paste.deploy for the memcache middleware. This is the reference to the installed python egg. The default is egg:swift#memcache. See proxy-server.conf-sample for options or See proxy-server.conf manpage.

        [filter:catch_errors]

        use Entry point for paste.deploy for the catch_errors middleware. This is the reference to the installed python egg. The default is egg:swift#catch_errors. See proxy-server.conf-sample for options or See proxy-server.conf manpage.

DOCUMENTATION

More in depth documentation about the swift-object-expirer and also Openstack-Swift as a whole can be found at http://swift.openstack.org/admin_guide.html and http://swift.openstack.org

SEE ALSO
swift-proxy-server.conf(5),