Enabling Per-User Logging - Novell DATA SYNCHRONIZER - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 07-2010 Administration Manual

Warning: Logs problems that should not adversely affect Synchronizer processing but
should be investigated and resolved for optimum performance. This log level is
appropriate for a smoothly running Synchronizer system where you only want to be
notified of warnings and errors.
Error: Logs error messages that indicate critical errors in Synchronizer processing. This
log level puts the least load on the Synchronizer services because it logs only critical
errors.
3 (Optional) Select Verbose.
You can select Verbose for any log level. Selecting Verbose adds event data to the messages
regularly logged at the selected log level.
4 (Optional) Select Log Failed Events to Disk.
You can select Log Failed Events to Disk for any log level. Logging failed events to disk saves
failed events (typically as XML files) in the following directory:
/var/lib/datasync/errors
Each event file is named using the event ID for the failed event, so that you can correlate
messages about specific events with their associated event files. Information about failed
events is helpful when you need to contact Support for assistance.
5 In the File field, specify the name of the log file that you want to set the log level for.
By default, the log level is set for the Sync Engine log file (
Synchronizer log files, see

3.2.3 Enabling Per-User Logging

If individual users are having problems that are not experienced my most users, you can enable per-
user logging. Per-user logging places a heavy load on the Synchronizer services and causes log files
to grow very large very quickly. It should only be used for brief periods of troubleshooting
individual user problems.
Per-user logging collects user-specific errors from the Sync Engine log (
connector log (
default.pipeline1.connector_name.log
user-specific log file.
1 In Synchronizer Web
Logging section, then click Advanced.
2 Enable a user for logging:
2a Click Add User.
Section 3.4, "Working with Synchronizer Log Files," on page
Admin, click default in the Manage Engines section, scroll to the
). For a list of
engine.log
) and the
engine.log
) and consolidates them into a single,
Managing Your Synchronizer System
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