Configuring Log Retention Time for MapReduce Version 2 Applications
Lists the parameter that controls the log retention time for MapReduce applications.
Procedure
Set the value of
yarn.log-aggregation.retain-seconds to the number
of seconds you want to retain the logs once the application starts in the
yarn-site.xml file.
The value defaults to 30 days. The value that you set for this property also applies to the retention of aggregated YARN logs.
The yarn-site.xml file is in the following directory:
/opt/mapr/hadoop/hadoop-2.x.x/etc/hadoop.