> Source: [sk177627](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk177627)

# sk177627 - Older log files are not deleted automatically

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk177627 |
| Date Created | 2022-01-27 |
| Last Modified | 2022-11-29 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | Open Server |

## Symptoms

- * The Security Management Server does not delete older log files automatically.

* Following instructions from these SKs does not help to improve the issue.

  sk164213 : Log and Index storage maintenance does not work according to configurations   
  sk167511 : Log indexing is delayed after an upgrade to R80.40

## Cause

We recently found an issue with logging maintenance that happens in environments with 64-bit file systems: with a log partition size that is higher than 4TB, logging maintenance does not delete old logs as configured.

## Solution

This problem was fixed. The fix is included in:

* [Check Point R81.20 (Titan)](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk170416)
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.10](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.10/Default.htm) starting from Take 61
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk170114) starting from Take 68
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R80.40](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk165456) starting from Take 161

If you choose not to upgrade, Check Point can supply a **Hotfix** . [Contact Check Point Support](https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/contact-support/) to get a Hotfix for this issue.  
A Support Engineer will make sure the Hotfix is compatible with your environment before providing the Hotfix.  
For faster resolution and verification, please collect [CPinfo files](http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk92739) from the Security Management Server and Security Gateways involved in the case.

**Hotfix installation instructions:**   
Refer to [sk168597 - How to install a Hotfix](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk168597).

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