Build expiry removes all logs

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*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Symptoms

Build expiry is configured to remove "Build and deployment result logs only", after the expiry runs all the build logs are removed.

Cause

Value of maxIgnoredLogSize is set to -1

Resolution

Edit <BAMBOO_HOME>/xml-data/configuration/administration.xml and put the maximum size of log file which should be ignored during expiry in bytes. Restart Bamboo to apply changes

1 2 3 4 <AdministrationConfiguration> ... <myBuildExpiryConfiguration> <maxIgnoredLogSize>-1</maxIgnoredLogSize>
Updated on April 8, 2025

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