log-parser-rs

kata-log-parser

Introduction

log-parser-rs is a tool that combines logfiles generated by the various system components, sorts them by time stamp, and re-displays the log entries.

The tool is also able to check the validity of all log records, can re-format the logs, and output them in a different format.

For more information on the kata-log-parser tool, use the help command:

$ kata-log-parser --help

Note this is a rewrite of the go-based kata-log-parser tool, and will eventually replace it.

Log Format

Kata's runtime-rs logs are JSON objects in the following format:

{"msg":"message","level":"INFO","ts":"1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z","name":"kata-runtime","version":"0.1.0","pid":"0","source":"source","subsystem":"subsystem"}

However, if --ignore-missing-fields is set, a log missing one or more of the following fields may be omitted:

• level
• name
• version
• pid
• source
• subsystem

Note a log entry must be on one single line, and a line must contain only one log entry.

Command line opts

The most valuable command line options are listed below:

• -o, --output-file <OUTPUT_FILE> File to output to. If not set, sends to stdout.
• --output-format <OUTPUT_FORMAT> Sets the format of the output. Defaults to json, and can be set to csv, json, ron, text, toml, xml, and yaml.
• -q, --quiet Will not print invalid log entry errors to stderr.
• -s, --strict Any invalid log entry will halt the program.

For a comprehensive (and guaranteed up to date) list, please run log-parser-rs --help.

Usage

1. Make sure containerd is in debug mode
2. Make sure you are running runtime-rs:

   $ containerd-shim-kata-v2 --version|grep -qi rust && echo rust || echo golang
   

3. Collect the logs (alternatively to journal clearing you may consider constraining collected logs by adding --since=<container creation time>).

   $ sudo journalctl -q -o cat -a -t kata | grep "^{" > ./kata.log ./kata.log
   

4. Ensure the logs are readable:

   $ sudo chown $USER *.log
   

5. Process the logs:

   $ log-parser-rs kata.log -o out.log