--- include/global_settings.php

+++ include/global_settings.php

@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@

            ),

        "path_cactilog" => array(

            "friendly_name" => "Cacti Log File Path",

-           "description" => "The path to your Cacti log file (if blank, defaults to <path_cacti>/log/cacti.log)",

+           "description" => "The path to your Cacti log file (if blank, defaults to /var/log/cacti.log)",

            "method" => "filepath",

-           "default" => $config["base_path"] . "/log/cacti.log",

+           "default" => "/var/log/cacti.log",

            "max_length" => "255"

            ),

        "pollerpaths_header" => array(

--- install/index.php

+++ install/index.php

@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@

 if (config_value_exists("path_cactilog")) {

    $input["path_cactilog"]["default"] = read_config_option("path_cactilog");

 } else {

-   $input["path_cactilog"]["default"] = $config["base_path"] . "/log/cacti.log";

+   $input["path_cactilog"]["default"] = "/var/log/cacti.log";

 }

 /* SNMP Version */

--- lib/functions.php

+++ lib/functions.php

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@

    /* Log to Logfile */

    if ((($logdestination == 1) || ($logdestination == 2)) && (read_config_option("log_verbosity") != POLLER_VERBOSITY_NONE)) {

        if ($logfile == "") {

-           $logfile = $config["base_path"] . "/log/cacti.log";

+           $logfile = "/var/log/cacti.log";

        }

        /* echo the data to the log (append) */

--- script_server.pl

+++ script_server.pl

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@

-chdir("./scripts");

+chdir("/usr/share/cacti/scripts");

 $loaded = 0;

 while ($file = <*.pl>) {

    next if $file eq $0;

--- utilities.php

+++ utilities.php

@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@

    $logfile = read_config_option("path_cactilog");

    if ($logfile == "") {

-       $logfile = "./log/rrd.log";

+       $logfile = "/var/log/rrd.log";

    }

    /* helps determine output color */

@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@

    $logfile = read_config_option("path_cactilog");

    if ($logfile == "") {

-       $logfile = "./log/cacti.log";

+       $logfile = "/var/log/cacti.log";

    }

    html_start_box("<strong>Clear Cacti Log File</strong>", "100%", $colors["header"], "1", "center", "");

​