ownCloud 10.0.0 will change the owncloud.log format a bit

Starting from ownCloud 10.0.0, the owncloud.log file will reorder the elements of each log entry in order to make the logs easier to read.

The reasons for this changes are explained in https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues/27397

As an example of how the logs looks like with the change, you can check the following logs:

{"reqId":"heXNVIiTLeSrcxje601b","level":2,"time":"2017-04-04T07:19:16+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"--","app":"core","method":"POST","url":"\/index.php\/login","message":"Login failed: 'admin' (Remote IP: '10.0.2.4')"}
{"reqId":"FqAaWU6uA5RAAJ7IwbNZ","level":2,"time":"2017-04-04T07:19:27+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"--","app":"core","method":"POST","url":"\/index.php\/login?user=admin","message":"Login failed: 'admin' (Remote IP: '10.0.2.4')"}
{"reqId":"2FtXpg0TAg4qsffAzu6t","level":3,"time":"2017-04-04T07:19:48+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"admin","app":"webdav","method":"PUT","url":"\/remote.php\/webdav\/SMB\/Circuit.png","message":"\\OC\\Files\\Filesystem::fopen() failed"}
{"reqId":"2FtXpg0TAg4qsffAzu6t","level":4,"time":"2017-04-04T07:19:48+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"admin","app":"webdav","method":"PUT","url":"\/remote.php\/webdav\/SMB\/Circuit.png","message":"Exception: {\"Message\":\"Unknown error (30) for smb:\\\/\\\/10.0.2.6\\\/ro\\\/Circuit.png.ocTransferId1862609.part\",\"Exception\":\"Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\Exception\\\\Exception\",\"Code\":30,\"Trace\":\"#0 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/3rdparty\\\/icewind\\\/smb\\\/src\\\/NativeState.php(72): Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\NativeState->handleError('smb:\\\/\\\/10.0.2.6\\\/...')\\n#1 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/3rdparty\\\/icewind\\\/smb\\\/src\\\/NativeState.php(146): Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\NativeState->testResult(false, 'smb:\\\/\\\/10.0.2.6\\\/...')\\n#2 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/3rdparty\\\/icewind\\\/smb\\\/src\\\/NativeShare.php(150): Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\NativeState->unlink('smb:\\\/\\\/10.0.2.6\\\/...')\\n#3 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/lib\\\/Lib\\\/Storage\\\/SMB.php(352): Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\NativeShare->del('\\\/Circuit.png.oc...')\\n#4 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Wrapper.php(261): OCA\\\\Files_External\\\\Lib\\\\Storage\\\\SMB->unlink('\\\/Circuit.png.oc...')\\n#5 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/PermissionsMask.php(107): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Wrapper->unlink('Circuit.png.ocT...')\\n#6 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Wrapper.php(261): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\PermissionsMask->unlink('Circuit.png.ocT...')\\n#7 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Availability.php(284): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Wrapper->unlink('Circuit.png.ocT...')\\n#8 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Encryption.php(254): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Availability->unlink('Circuit.png.ocT...')\\n#9 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Wrapper.php(261): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Encryption->unlink('Circuit.png.ocT...')\\n#10 [internal function]: OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Wrapper->unlink('Circuit.png.ocT...')\\n#11 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_trashbin\\\/lib\\\/Storage.php(169): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)\\n#12 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_trashbin\\\/lib\\\/Storage.php(120): OCA\\\\Files_Trashbin\\\\Storage->doDelete('Circuit.png.ocT...', 'unlink')\\n#13 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/workflow\\\/lib\\\/Engine\\\/Wrapper\\\/StorageWrapper.php(366): OCA\\\\Files_Trashbin\\\\Storage->unlink('Circuit.png.ocT...')\\n#14 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/Connector\\\/Sabre\\\/File.php(162): OCA\\\\Workflow\\\\Engine\\\\Wrapper\\\\StorageWrapper->unlink('Circuit.png.ocT...')\\n#15 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/Connector\\\/Sabre\\\/Directory.php(150): OCA\\\\DAV\\\\Connector\\\\Sabre\\\\File->put(Resource id #70)\\n#16 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/DAV\\\/Server.php(1095): OCA\\\\DAV\\\\Connector\\\\Sabre\\\\Directory->createFile('Circuit.png', Resource id #70)\\n#17 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/DAV\\\/CorePlugin.php(525): Sabre\\\\DAV\\\\Server->createFile('SMB\\\/Circuit.png', Resource id #70, NULL)\\n#18 [internal function]: Sabre\\\\DAV\\\\CorePlugin->httpPut(Object(Sabre\\\\HTTP\\\\Request), Object(Sabre\\\\HTTP\\\\Response))\\n#19 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/event\\\/lib\\\/EventEmitterTrait.php(105): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)\\n#20 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/DAV\\\/Server.php(479): Sabre\\\\Event\\\\EventEmitter->emit('method:PUT', Array)\\n#21 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/DAV\\\/Server.php(254): Sabre\\\\DAV\\\\Server->invokeMethod(Object(Sabre\\\\HTTP\\\\Request), Object(Sabre\\\\HTTP\\\\Response))\\n#22 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/dav\\\/appinfo\\\/v1\\\/webdav.php(63): Sabre\\\\DAV\\\\Server->exec()\\n#23 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/remote.php(165): require_once('\\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/a...')\\n#24 {main}\",\"File\":\"\\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/3rdparty\\\/icewind\\\/smb\\\/src\\\/NativeState.php\",\"Line\":66,\"User\":\"admin\"}"}
{"reqId":"uP2Bt0e3pXLMSCkIg8xl","level":3,"time":"2017-04-04T08:05:27+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"qwerty","app":"webdav","method":"PUT","url":"\/remote.php\/webdav\/SMB\/iio.txt","message":"\\OC\\Files\\Filesystem::fopen() failed"}
{"reqId":"uP2Bt0e3pXLMSCkIg8xl","level":4,"time":"2017-04-04T08:05:27+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"qwerty","app":"webdav","method":"PUT","url":"\/remote.php\/webdav\/SMB\/iio.txt","message":"Exception: {\"Message\":\"Unknown error (30) for smb:\\\/\\\/10.0.2.6\\\/ro\\\/iio.txt.ocTransferId1913855175.part\",\"Exception\":\"Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\Exception\\\\Exception\",\"Code\":30,\"Trace\":\"#0 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/3rdparty\\\/icewind\\\/smb\\\/src\\\/NativeState.php(72): Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\NativeState->handleError('smb:\\\/\\\/10.0.2.6\\\/...')\\n#1 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/3rdparty\\\/icewind\\\/smb\\\/src\\\/NativeState.php(146): Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\NativeState->testResult(false, 'smb:\\\/\\\/10.0.2.6\\\/...')\\n#2 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/3rdparty\\\/icewind\\\/smb\\\/src\\\/NativeShare.php(150): Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\NativeState->unlink('smb:\\\/\\\/10.0.2.6\\\/...')\\n#3 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/lib\\\/Lib\\\/Storage\\\/SMB.php(352): Icewind\\\\SMB\\\\NativeShare->del('\\\/iio.txt.ocTran...')\\n#4 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Wrapper.php(261): OCA\\\\Files_External\\\\Lib\\\\Storage\\\\SMB->unlink('\\\/iio.txt.ocTran...')\\n#5 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/PermissionsMask.php(107): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Wrapper->unlink('iio.txt.ocTrans...')\\n#6 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Wrapper.php(261): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\PermissionsMask->unlink('iio.txt.ocTrans...')\\n#7 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Availability.php(284): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Wrapper->unlink('iio.txt.ocTrans...')\\n#8 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Encryption.php(254): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Availability->unlink('iio.txt.ocTrans...')\\n#9 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/private\\\/Files\\\/Storage\\\/Wrapper\\\/Wrapper.php(261): OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Encryption->unlink('iio.txt.ocTrans...')\\n#10 [internal function]: OC\\\\Files\\\\Storage\\\\Wrapper\\\\Wrapper->unlink('iio.txt.ocTrans...')\\n#11 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_trashbin\\\/lib\\\/Storage.php(169): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)\\n#12 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_trashbin\\\/lib\\\/Storage.php(120): OCA\\\\Files_Trashbin\\\\Storage->doDelete('iio.txt.ocTrans...', 'unlink')\\n#13 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/workflow\\\/lib\\\/Engine\\\/Wrapper\\\/StorageWrapper.php(366): OCA\\\\Files_Trashbin\\\\Storage->unlink('iio.txt.ocTrans...')\\n#14 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/Connector\\\/Sabre\\\/File.php(162): OCA\\\\Workflow\\\\Engine\\\\Wrapper\\\\StorageWrapper->unlink('iio.txt.ocTrans...')\\n#15 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/Connector\\\/Sabre\\\/Directory.php(150): OCA\\\\DAV\\\\Connector\\\\Sabre\\\\File->put(Resource id #70)\\n#16 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/DAV\\\/Server.php(1095): OCA\\\\DAV\\\\Connector\\\\Sabre\\\\Directory->createFile('iio.txt', Resource id #70)\\n#17 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/DAV\\\/CorePlugin.php(525): Sabre\\\\DAV\\\\Server->createFile('SMB\\\/iio.txt', Resource id #70, NULL)\\n#18 [internal function]: Sabre\\\\DAV\\\\CorePlugin->httpPut(Object(Sabre\\\\HTTP\\\\Request), Object(Sabre\\\\HTTP\\\\Response))\\n#19 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/event\\\/lib\\\/EventEmitterTrait.php(105): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)\\n#20 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/DAV\\\/Server.php(479): Sabre\\\\Event\\\\EventEmitter->emit('method:PUT', Array)\\n#21 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/lib\\\/composer\\\/sabre\\\/dav\\\/lib\\\/DAV\\\/Server.php(254): Sabre\\\\DAV\\\\Server->invokeMethod(Object(Sabre\\\\HTTP\\\\Request), Object(Sabre\\\\HTTP\\\\Response))\\n#22 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/dav\\\/appinfo\\\/v1\\\/webdav.php(63): Sabre\\\\DAV\\\\Server->exec()\\n#23 \\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/remote.php(165): require_once('\\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/a...')\\n#24 {main}\",\"File\":\"\\\/opt\\\/owncloud\\\/apps\\\/files_external\\\/3rdparty\\\/icewind\\\/smb\\\/src\\\/NativeState.php\",\"Line\":66,\"User\":\"qwerty\"}"}
{"reqId":"a5vzz2EBSUEEuYNXuPws","level":2,"time":"2017-04-04T08:06:29+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"qwerty","app":"core","method":"POST","url":"\/index.php\/settings\/personal\/changepassword","message":"Login failed: 'qwerty' (Remote IP: '10.0.2.4')"}
{"reqId":"w5daBbCfcH1hT7B79IzG","level":3,"time":"2017-04-04T08:07:15+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"qwerty","app":"no app in context","method":"POST","url":"\/ocs\/v2.php\/apps\/files_sharing\/api\/v1\/shares?format=json","message":"Failed to notify remote server of federated share, removing share (Sharing Photos failed, could not find user1@example.com, maybe the server is currently unreachable.)"}
{"reqId":"Ny0BwyfDItClXRn3SM94","level":2,"time":"2017-04-04T08:08:05+00:00","remoteAddr":"10.0.2.4","user":"--","app":"core","method":"POST","url":"\/index.php\/login","message":"Login failed: 'admin' (Remote IP: '10.0.2.4')"}

The change will only affect to the ownCloud logger. Syslog logger isn't affected by this change and will keep on logging without any change.

Any admin who uses fail2ban or any other application that uses the owncloud.log file is encoraged to review their apps to make sure they we'll keep on working without any issue.
There shouldn't be any problem in those apps that are reading each log entry as json. Other apps that read each entry as plain text might need some adjusments.

The change will be available from the next 10.0RC version (it isn't included in the beta) for those who want to test how it looks like.
Versions 9.1 and below won't have this change, so there is no need to change anything until you upgrade to 10.0

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