OnLine Message Log 8-3
In This Chapter
Thischapter introduces the OnLine Message Log, a UNIX file specified by the
MSGPATH configuration file parameter.
OnLine Message Log
Themessages contained in the OnLine message log rarely require immediate
action. (Situations that require your immediate attention are reported
through error messages or status messages sent to the system console.)
Fourgeneral categories of messages can be defined, although some messages
fall into more than one category:
■Routine information
■Consistency check reported (refer topage 4-6)
■Administrative action needed
■Fatal error detected
Themessages reflect their traditional use by Informix technical staff to assist
in troubleshooting and diagnostics. The information they report often falls
into the category of “unexpected events” that might or might not develop
intoproblems caught by other error codes. Moreover, the messages are terse,
andoften extremely technical and fragmented. That is, they report on one or
twoisolated statistics without providing a clear picture of what is happening.
When technical staff are investigating a problem, this information is useful
forsuggesting possible research paths. But out of context, or when processing
is proceeding normally, the information might have little or no application
for an administrator.