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<snapshot_min_interval>3s</snapshot_min_interval>
<snapshot_min_changes>100</snapshot_min_changes>
<scan_threads>16</scan_threads>
</watchd>
<watchfolderd>...</watchfolderd>
</watch>
</server>
To view current settings without opening aspera.conf, run the following command and look for settings that start
with watch and watchd:
# /opt/aspera/bin/asuserdata -a
Note: Logging and database settings apply to both the Watch Service and Watch Folders services.
Configuring Watch Service Settings
Configure the Watch Service by using asconfigurator commands with this general syntax:
# /opt/aspera/bin/asconfigurator -x "set_server_data;option,value"
Options and values are described in the following table.
Configuration Options and Values
asconfigurator option
aspera.conf setting
Description Default
watch_log_dir
<log_dir>
Log to the specified directory. This
setting applies to both the Watch
Service and Watch Folders services.
The Aspera logging file (Log Files
on page 348).
watch_log_level
<log_level>
The level of detail for Aspera Watch
Service logging. This setting applies
to both the Watch Service and Watch
Folders services. Valid values are
log, dbg1, and dbg2.
log
watch_db_spec
<db_spec>
Use the specified Redis database,
which is defined with the syntax
redis:ip_address:port[:domain].
This setting applies to both the Watch
Service and Watch Folders services.
redis:127.0.0.1:31415
watchd_max_directories
<max_directories>
The maximum number of directories
that can be watched (combined
across all watches).
This setting is used only on Linux
machines to overwrite the system
value /proc/sys/fs/inotify/
max_user_watches. To
overwrite the system value with the
aspera.conf value, run the setup
procedure in the admin tool:
# aswatchadmin setup
1000000
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