XADM: How to Set Diagnostic Logging for the Active Directory Connector (259396)

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To configure diagnostic logging, follow these steps:

1. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Connector Management to start Microsoft Management Console.
2. In the left pane, click Active Directory.
3. On the Action menu, click Properties to view the Active Directory Connector Properties dialog box.
4. On the Diagnostics Logging tab, select the logging category that you want to configure, and then click the appropriate logging level from the Category Logging Levels list.

There are five logging categories:

• Replication: Messages indicating events that occur during replication.
• Account Management: Messages indicating events that occur while doing account management, for example, creating or deleting accounts.
• Attribute Mapping: Messages indicating events that occur while mapping attributes between Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Active Directory and the Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 directory.
• Service Controller: Messages indicating events that occur when the service starts and stops.
• LDAP Operations: Messages indicating events that occur while accessing the directory using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

There are four levels of diagnostic logging, which can be set on the ADC for troubleshooting:

• None: Default logging level. Logs only critical events and error events, including starting and stopping the service and component installation.
• Minimum: Logs events including the success or failure of adding or removing a user account, errors encountered when establishing LDAP sessions, and errors updating the directory.
• Medium: Logs events including those associated with the existence of specific objects in the directory and proxy error warnings.
• Maximum: Logs all events and provides a complete record of the operation of the ADC service and the status of replication. Unless you are troubleshooting a problem, avoid using the Maximum logging level because it logs a large amount of information and can affect server performance.

You can find additional information about the different logging-level messages in online Help for the Active Directory Connector.