Monitoring CMS LogsChapter 23 Managing CMS Logs 767Logging to Windows NT Event LogIn addition to logging messages to the log files maintained in your local file system,Certificate Management System can also log audit messages and system errors tothe Windows NT Event log. The CMS window allows you to turn this feature on oroff and to specify the levels for logging. To configure the server to log messages tothe Event log, see “Configuring CMS Logs” on page 753.Note that by default Certificate Management System is configured to write bothaudit and system logs to the Windows NT Event log.Using Event ViewerOnce you configure Certificate Management System to write audit and system logsto the Event log of a Windows NT system, you can use the system’s tool calledEvent Viewer to monitor events related to your server. For more information aboutthe Event Viewer, check your system documentation.To monitor Certificate Management System by using Event Viewer:1. In the Administrative Tools program group, double-click the Event Viewericon.2. From the Log menu, select Application.The Application log appears in Event Viewer. In this log, the source of anymessages from Netscape Certificate Management System is the server’sinstance ID (if you didn’t change the default value assigned to theNTEventSourceName parameter).3. From the View menu, choose Find to search for one of the Netscape labels inthe log; use Refresh to see updated log entries.4. Double-click a log entry to see additional information.The mapping between the CMS log levels and the Windows NT event type isshown in Table 23-4.Table 23-4 Mapping between Windows NT log event type and CMS logsWindows NT log event type CMS log levelInformation Debugging (0)Information Informational (1)Warning Warning (2)Error Failure (3)
