Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.01 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

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Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.01 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual Manual pdf 393 page image

Viewing and Configuring Log FilesChapter 12 Monitoring Server and Database Activity 393This section contains the following procedures:• Viewing the Error Log• Configuring the Error LogViewing the Error LogTo view the error log:1. On the Directory Server Console, select the Status tab, then in the navigationtree, expand the Logs folder and select the Error Log icon.A table displays a list of the last 25 entries in the error log.2. To refresh the current display, click Refresh. Select the Continuous checkbox ifyou want the display to refresh automatically every ten seconds.3. To view an archived error log, select it from the Select Log pull-down menu.4. To specify a different number of messages, enter the number you want to viewin the “Lines to show” text box and click Refresh.5. You can display messages containing a string you specify. To do this, enter thestring in the “Show only lines containing” text box and click Refresh.Configuring the Error LogYou can change several settings for the error log, including where the directorystores the log and what you want the directory to include in the log.To configure the error log:1. On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab. Then, in thenavigation tree, expand the Logs folder and select the Error Log icon.The error log configuration attributes are displayed in the right pane.2. Select the Error Log tab in the right pane.3. To enable error logging, select the Enable Logging checkbox.Clear this checkbox if you do not want the directory to maintain an error log.Error logging is enabled by default.4. Enter the full path and filename you want the directory to use for the error login the Log File field.The default is /usr/netscape/servers/slapd-serverID/logs/error