Changing Ownership
Many of the files and directories mentioned in this chapter are, by default, owned by the rstudio-pmuser. If you change the RunAs user for the RStudio Package Manager service, you will need to change ownership of these files and directories. See Changing the RunAs User for details on changing the RStudio Package Manager service RunAs user.
Program Files
The RStudio Package Manager installers place all program files into the /opt/rstudio-pm directory.
You should not need to change any files in the /opt/rstudio-pm hierarchy. Any alterations will be overwritten by subsequent re-installs or upgrades of RStudio Package Manager.
Configuration
The RStudio Package Manager configuration file is /etc/rstudio-pm/rstudio-pm.gcfg. This file is initially owned by rstudio-pm with permissions 0640. You will edit this file to properly configure RStudio Package Manager for your organization.
A configuration management tool like Puppet or Chef can be used to maintain the rstudio-pm.gcfgfile. We recommend that it remain owned by rstudio-pm and have permissions 0640, as your configuration may need to contain passwords and other sensitive information.
RStudio Package Manager upgrades will not overwrite customizations to the rstudio-pm.gcfg file.
Server Log
The RStudio Package Manager server log is located at /var/log/rstudio-pm.log. This file is owned by rstudio-pm with permissions 0600.
If logrotate is available when RStudio Package Manager is installed, a logrotate configuration will be installed. The default configuration is to rotate the logfile daily. The old log file will be stored alongside the original with a numeric extension, .1, .2, etc. The rotated log files are compressed after one day. The .1 log file is retained uncompressed, but older logs are compressed. Most systems use gzip for compression, giving log files with extensions like .2.gz, .3.gz. Logs will be maintained for 30 days.
The manual for logrotate has more information.
Access Logs
The RStudio Package Manager HTTP access logs are located at /var/log/rstudio-pm.access.log. This file is owned by rstudio-pm with permissions 0600. Log files are stored in Apache Combined Log Format. See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/logs.html#combined for a description of this format.
If logrotate is available when RStudio Package Manager is installed, a logrotate configuration will be installed. The default configuration is to rotate the logfile daily. The old logfile will be compressed and stored alongside the original log file with a .1.gz extension (then .2.gz, etc.). Logs will maintained for 30 days.
Variable Data
RStudio Package Manager manages R packages and repositories. All package source bundles are stored in the server’s data directory. The RStudio Package Manager handles incoming requests for packages across repositories. Only a single copy of each package source is stored, even if the package is referenced in multiple repositories.
The RStudio Package Manager data directory also contains information used by the server to manage repositories including the RStudio Package Manager SQLite databases and encryption key if SQLite is used.
The default location for the RStudio Package Manager data directory is /var/lib/rstudio-pm. This can be customized by specifying an alternate DataDir in the Server section of your configuration file.
; /etc/rstudio-pm/rstudio-pm.gcfg
[Server]
DataDir = /mnt/rstudio-pmIf you customize the RStudio Package Manager data directory, make sure that the rstudio-pm user has permission to read, write, and create directories in the data directory.
The RStudio Package Manager SQLite databases must exist on local storage. If the location for DataDir is not local storage but a networked location over NFS, configure the Dir setting in the SQLite section of your server configuration file.
; /etc/rstudio-pm/rstudio-pm.gcfg
[Server]
DataDir = /mnt/rstudio-pm
[SQLite]
Dir = /var/lib/rstudio-pm/dbPermissions
/var/lib/rstudio-pm is owned by rstudio-pm with permissions 0700.
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