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Error Log Tab of Log Status

This tab displays the directory's error log.

Refresh. Click this button to refresh the display of the error log immediately.

Continuous refresh. Select this checkbox to automatically update the error log display continuously.

Select Log. Select the current log file or an archived error log from the drop-down list.

Lines to show. Lets you specify the number of messages to view. By default, the server displays the 50 most recent error messages.

Show only lines containing. Enter a string is this field and click Refresh to filter the log messages.

Do not show Console logs. Select this checkbox to suppress all error messages from operations initiated by the Directory Server console.

The error logs contain the following fields:

  • Date. Contains the date and time the error or event occurred in UTC (coordinated universal time) format.

  • Message Type. May be either DEBUG, INFORMATION, WARNING or ERROR.

  • Source. The internal component that reported the error or event, if known.

  • Connection #. The connection number associated with the request that caused the error or event. The connection number is -1 for internal errors.

  • Operation #. The sequence number of an operation for a given connection that is associated with the error or event. The operation number is -1 for internal errors.

  • Msg Id. The message identifier number or -1 if the error or event does not have one.

  • Detail. The text message associated with the error or event.

You may click on the heading of any column to sort the table according to the contents of that column.

View options. Click this button to further customize the contents of the error log table. Use the check boxes to select the visible columns and specify the sorting column and sort order. You may also select column names and move them to the right or left. Column headings are displayed top to bottom in the view options in the same order they will appear left to right, respectively, in the defined agreements table.

By default, all columns of the error log are displayed. You may have to scroll horizontally to see them all.


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