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• Server startup and shutdown times.
• The port number that the server uses.
This log contains differing amounts of information depending on the current setting of the Log Level
attribute. See
Section 2.3.1.44, “nsslapd-errorlog-level (Error Log Level)”
for more information.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=config
Valid Values Any valid filename
Default Value /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-
instance_name
/errors
Syntax DirectoryString
Example nsslapd-errorlog: /var/log/dirsrv/
slapd-
instance_name
/errors
For error logging to be enabled, this attribute must have a valid path and filename, and the
nsslapd-
errorlog-logging-enabled
configuration attribute must be switched to
on
. The table lists the four
possible combinations of values for these two configuration attributes and their outcome in terms of
disabling or enabling of error logging.
Attributes in dse.ldif Value Logging enabled or disabled
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-
enabled
nsslapd-errorlog
on
empty string
Disabled
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-
enabled
nsslapd-errorlog
on
filename
Enabled
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-
enabled
nsslapd-errorlog
off
empty string
Disabled
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-
enabled
nsslapd-errorlog
off
filename
Disabled
Table 2.6. Possible Combinations for nsslapd-errorlog Configuration Attributes
2.3.1.44. nsslapd-errorlog-level (Error Log Level)
This attribute sets the level of logging for the Directory Server. The log level is additive; that is,
specifying a value of
3
includes both levels
1
and
2
.
The default value for
nsslapd-errorlog-level
is
16384
.
Parameter Description
Entry DN cn=config
Valid Values • 1 — Trace function calls. Logs a message
when the server enters and exits a function.