Cisco Systems OL-24201-01 manual ACS 4.x Versus ACS 5.3 Logging, Csv, 19-12

Chapter 19 Understanding Logging

ACS 4.x Versus ACS 5.3 Logging

ACS 4.x Versus ACS 5.3 Logging

If you are familiar with the logging functionality in ACS 4.x, ensure that you familiarize yourself with the logging functionality of ACS 5.3, which is considerably different. Table 19-4describes the differences between the logging functionality of ACS 4.x and ACS 5.3.

Table 19-4	ACS 4.x vs. ACS 5.3 Logging Functionality
This logging function…		is handled this way in ACS 4.x…		and this way in ACS 5.3
Log Types		•	AAA-related logs contain information	See Logging Categories, page 19-2.
			about the use of remote access services
			by users.
		• Audit logs contain information about
			the ACS system and activities and,
			therefore, record system-related
			events.
			These logs are useful for
			troubleshooting or audits. CSV audit
			logs are always enabled, and you can
			enable or disable audit logs to other
			loggers. You cannot configure the audit
			log content.
			Audit logs can display the actual
			changes administrators have made for
			each user. ACS audit logs list all the
			attributes that were changed for a given
			user.
Available Log Targets		•	CSV Logger	See Remote Syslog Server Target, page 19-8
		•	Syslog Logger	and Local Store Target, page 19-5.
		•	ODBC Logger
		•	Remote Logging
Log File Locations		•	CSV Logger:	• Local store target logs:
			sysdrive:\Program Files\CiscoSecu	/opt/CSCOacs/logs/localStore/.
			re ACS vx.x.	• Remote syslog server target logs:
				/var/log/messages.
Report Types		•	CSV	See Monitoring and Reporting in ACS,
		•	Dynamic Administration	page 11-1.
		•	Entitlement
Error Codes and Message Text		For ACS 4.2, CSAuth diagnostic logs		All messages, see Viewing Log Messages,
		display a description of client requests and		page 19-10.
		responses. Previous versions of ACS used a
		numeric code for client requests and
		responses.

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