5 Log file reference
The
This chapter does not provide an exhaustive list of log messages. However, the information presented in this chapter serves as a good starting point for common problems and for better understanding the information in the access, error, and audit logs.
Logs are kept per Directory Server instances and are located in
5.1 Access log reference
The Directory Server access log contains detailed information about client connections to the directory. A connection is a sequence of requests from the same client with the following structure:
•Connection record, which gives the connection index and the IP address of the client.
•Bind record.
•Bind result record.
•Sequence of operation request/operation result pairs of records (or individual records in the case of connection, closed, and abandon records).
•Unbind record.
•Closed record.
Every line begins with a timestamp (for example, [21/Apr/2009:11:39:51
The access logs have different levels of logging, set in the
•“Default access logging content”
•“Access log content for additional access logging levels”
NOTE:
Directory Server provides a script which can analyze access logs to extract usage statistics and count the occurrences of significant events. For details about this script, see “logconv.pl (Log converter)” section.
5.1.1 Access logging levels
Different levels of access logging generate different amounts of detail and record different kinds of operations. The log level is set in the instance's
0No access logging.
4Logging for internal access operations.
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