Handle "System messages" in the "Overview" section

Graylog Central (peer support)
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Thanks gsmith and pattrickmann,

@gsmith: I’m able to query the logs. When I got it right, there are more than 360.000 log entries.

@patrickmann: The git issue for improvement contains the “command” needed for my purpose, but some additional steps have been needed for me to take benefit:

Install mongosh
Start mongosh and select the graylog db:

mongosh
show dbs
use graylog

Enter the sequence to delete system messages older than one month:

db.getCollection('system_messages').deleteMany({
    "timestamp":{
            $lt: new Date(new Date().setMonth(new Date().getMonth()-1))
    }
})

Result:“{ acknowledged: true, deletedCount: 362963 }”

(The system messages older than one month have been deleted)

Afterwards, I did release unneeded disk space:

db.getCollectionNames().forEach(function(collectionName){
print('Compacting: '+collectionName);
db.runCommand({compact: collectionName});
});

Thanks for your fast and helpful support!

Michael

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