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Creating an activity log report
Once you create a report, you can remove or archive older information that is
contained in the log file. You should periodically archive or delete older log
information to free up disk space.
An activity log report is a chronological listing of the session events that are
contained in a pcAnywhere-generated log file. This information can be useful for
security, troubleshooting, billing, or audit purposes.
Symantec pcAnywhere provides several options for report formats. Fully formatted
reports contain the most information, including a listing of all possible events
and how frequently they occurred. Data-only formats contain only the events
that occurred during the session. You can save data-only reports in
comma-delimited format or fixed-field format.
To create an activity log report
1
In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the left navigation bar, click
pcAnywhere Tools.
2
In the right pane, under Application, double-click Activity Log Processing.
3
In the Activity Log Processing window, click Report.
4
In the Choose Input Log file window, select the event log file (*.PL9) from
which you want to generate a report, and then click Open.
If you do not see a .PL9 file, you should verify that you have enabled
pcAnywhere logging to a local log file.
See
"Generating a pcAnywhere log file"
5
In the Host and Remote Session Log Report dialog box, select the report type
that you want to use.
6
Type the date range for the report.
7
Click OK.
8
In the Select Destination File For Output dialog box, type a name for the
report.
Fully formatted reports use a .log extension. Comma-delimited reports use a
.csv extension. Fixed-field reports use a .txt extension.
9
Click Save.
10
To view the file, in the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.
Monitoring and recording sessions
Managing log files
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