Manual Log File Rotation; Monitoring Server Activity; Monitoring The Server From The Directory Server Console - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

3. To enable audit logging, select the Enable Logging checkbox.
To disable audit logging, clear the checkbox. By default, audit logging is disabled.
4. Enter the full path and filename for the directory to use for the audit log in the field provided. The
default path is /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/audit.
5. Set the maximum number of logs, log size, and time period when the file is archived.
For information on these parameters, see
6. 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
7. Click Save.

13.2. Manual Log File Rotation

The Directory Server supports automatic log file rotation for all three logs. However, it is possible to
rotate log files manually if there are not automatic log file creation or deletion policies configured. By
default, access, error, and audit log files can be found in the following location:
/var/log/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name
To rotate log files manually, do the following:
1. Shut down the server.
service dirsrv stop instance
2. Move or rename the log file being rotated so that the old log file is available for future reference.
3. Restart the server.
service dirsrv restart instance

13.3. Monitoring Server Activity

The Directory Server's current activities can be monitored from either the Directory Server Console or
the command line. It is also possible to monitor the activity of the caches for all of the database.

13.3.1. Monitoring the Server from the Directory Server Console

To monitor the server's activities using Directory Server Console, do the following:
1. In the Directory Server Console, select the Status tab.
2. In the navigation tree, select Performance Counters.
The Status tab in the right pane displays current information about server activity. If the server is
currently not running, this tab will not provide performance monitoring information.
Section 13.1.1, "Defining a Log File Rotation
Section 13.1.2, "Defining a Log File Deletion
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