# Reduce verbosity of log files

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reduce-verbosity-of-log-files/122781>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 12, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reduce-verbosity-of-log-files/122781 "2007-12-12T04:28:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@Pito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pito)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reduce-verbosity-of-log-files/122781/1 "2007-12-12T04:28:32Z")

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Whenever there’s a ruby error (even just a syntax error) in my  
controller (or anywhere else for that matter) my development.log gets  
filled with a massive ActiveXXX stack trace where the first 2 or 3  
lines contain all the info I need. Where is that configurable?

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**Author:** ![Pito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@Pito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pito)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reduce-verbosity-of-log-files/122781/2 "2007-12-12T04:34:22Z")

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ActiveRecord::Base.logger = nil

ActionController::Base.logger = nil

At the end of your config/environment.rb

I don’t see why you had to post three separate times either.

On Dec 12, 2007 1:06 PM, Pito [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Whenever there’s a ruby error (even just a syntax error) in my  
> controller (or anywhere else for that matter) my development.log gets  
> filled with a massive ActiveXXX stack trace where the first 2 or 3  
> lines contain all the info I need. Where is that configurable?
> 
> >

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Ryan B.

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>
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**Author:** ![Pito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@Pito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pito)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reduce-verbosity-of-log-files/122781/3 "2007-12-12T14:55:47Z")

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Thanks…The reason for the separate posts is because it’s useful to  
keep different questions separate - it’s easier for people who might  
want to answer.