Logging Options Configuration

Sterling External Authentication Server supports multiple levels of logging to capture operational messages reported for certificate validation and authentication definitions.

About this task

Sterling External Authentication Server logging has the following default configuration:

Logging to the console is disabled for the server and the GUI.
INFO logging level captures errors, warnings, and informational messages.
The installation log called Sterling_External_Authentication_Server_V2.4.1.0_InstallLog.log file is saved in the install_dir directory.
The server log called seas.log is in stored in the install_dir/logs file.
The GUI log called seasgui.log is stored in the /install_dir/bin directory.
The default maximum log file size allowed before archiving is 1000 KB.
The maximum number of log files kept in the system is 20.

Procedure

Configure the logging level and logging details by editing the log4j properties file in the install_dir/conf directory to change logging for the server.
Edit the guilog4j.properties file to change logging for the GUI.
Note: You can also change the logging level for the server from the GUI. For more information about changing the logging level, see Setting Listener Connection Settings (Backlog and Timeout).