Chapter 23 Managing Cms Logs; Introduction To Logs - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.01 Installation And Setup Manual

Each instance of Netscape Certificate Management System (CMS) maintains its
own system, error, and audit log files. These files record events related to various
CMS activities. By configuring logs, you can customize the contents in the log files.
This chapter explains how to use the CMS window to configure the system, error,
and audit logs maintained by Certificate Management System, and how to monitor
its activities by viewing log contents.
The chapter has the following sections:
• Introduction to Logs (page 745)
• Configuring CMS Logs (page 753)
• Monitoring CMS Logs (page 759)
• Archiving of Rotated Log Files (page 769)
• Managing Log Modules (page 772)

Introduction to Logs

Netscape Certificate Management System (CMS) creates log files that record events
related to its activities, such as administration, communications using any of the
protocols the server supports, and various other processes employed by all the
subsystems the server manages.
This section identifies various logs maintained by Certificate Management System
and describes them in detail.
• Logs Maintained by the Server (page 746)
• Services That Are Logged
Managing CMS Logs
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