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Error Log
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NOTE
Continuous log refresh does not work well with log files over 10 megabytes.
• To view an archived error log, select it from the
Select Log
pull-down menu.
• To specify a different number of messages, enter the number of lines to view in the
Lines to
show
text box, and click
Refresh
.
• To display messages containing a specified string, enter the string in the
Show only lines
containing
text box, and click
Refresh
.
13.1.4.2. Configuring the Error Log
There are several configuration settings for the error log, including where the directory stores the log
and what information the directory includes in the log. To configure the error log, do the following:
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the
Configuration
tab.
2. In the navigation tree, expand the
Logs
folder, and select the
Error Log
icon.
The error log configuration attributes are displayed in the right pane.
3. Select the
Error Log
tab in the right pane.
4. To enable error logging, select the
Enable Logging
checkbox.
Clear this checkbox to keep the directory from maintaining an error log. Error logging is enabled by
default.
5. Enter the full path and filename for the directory to use for the error log in the
Log File
field. The
default path is the
/var/log/dirsrv/slapd- instance_name /errors
directory.
6. Set the maximum number of logs, log size, and time period when the file is archived.
For information on these parameters, see
Section 13.1.1, “Defining a Log File Rotation Policy”
.
7. Set the maximum size of combined archived logs, minimum amount of free disk space, and
maximum age for a log file.
For information on these parameters, see
Section 13.1.2, “Defining a Log File Deletion Policy”
.
8. To set the log level, use the
Ctrl
key and click the options for the directory to include in the
Log
Level
list box.
For more information about log level options, see
Log Level
in the
Directory Server Configuration,
Command, and File Reference
.