The run.properties file, located in the pingaccess/conf directory, is used to configure various runtime settings for the PingAccess server. To manage the number of configuration backups stored in the data/archive folder, the administrator must modify the pa.archive.backup.retained.count property within this file. By default, PingAccess retains 10 backups. Adjusting this value allows an administrator to increase or decrease the number of historical configuration archives that are kept.

A. log4j2.db.properties: This file is used to configure properties for database-specific logging with the Log4j2 framework, not for managing configuration archives.

B. jvm-memory.options: This file exclusively controls the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) memory settings, such as heap size, for the PingAccess process.

D. log4j2.xml: This is the main configuration file for the Log4j2 service, which manages the generation, rotation, and formatting of PingAccess application log files.

1. Ping Identity PingAccess Administrator Guide 7.3, Section: "Managing configuration archive backups", Page 31. "PingAccess automatically backs up the H2 database file, data/pa.h2.db, to the data/archive directory... The number of backups to retain is configurable in the run.properties file."

2. Ping Identity PingAccess Administrator Guide 7.3, Section: "Modifying the run.properties file", Page 29. This section details the purpose of the run.properties file and lists pa.archive.backup.retained.count as a key property for "The number of configuration backups to retain."