Access Log; Viewing The Access Log; Configuring The Access Log - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

• The minimum amount of free disk space. When the free disk space reaches this
minimum value, the oldest archived log is automatically deleted. The default is
MB. This parameter is ignored in the number of log files is set to
5
• The maximum age of log files. When a log file reaches this maximum age, it is
automatically deleted. The default is
number of log files is set to

Access Log

The access log contains detailed information about client connections to the
directory. This section contains the following procedures:
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Viewing the Access Log

•

Configuring the Access Log

Viewing the Access Log
To view the access log:
In the Directory Server Console, select the Status tab, then in the navigation
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tree, expand the Logs folder and select the Access Log icon.
A table displays a list of the last 25 entries in the access log.
To refresh the current display, click Refresh. Select the Continuous checkbox if
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you want the display to refresh automatically every ten seconds.
To view an archived access log, select it from the Select Log pull-down menu.
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To display a different number of messages, enter the number you want to view
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in the "Lines to show" text box and then click Refresh.
You can display messages containing a string you specify. To do this, enter the
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string in the "Show only lines containing" text box and then click Refresh.
Configuring the Access Log
You can configure a number of settings to customize the access log, including
where the directory stores the access log and the creation and deletion policies.
You can also disable access logging for the directory. You may do this because the
access log can grow very quickly (every 2,000 accesses to your directory will
increase your access log by approximately 1 MB). However, before you turn off
access logging, consider that the access log provides beneficial troubleshooting
information.
month. This parameter is ignored in the
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