Viewing application log files

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Use the Application Log Files management page to view and download log files that are produced by IBM® Verify Identity Access.

Procedure

  1. From the top menu, select Monitor > Application Log Files.
    The displayed directories contain the application log files that can be viewed and downloaded:
    • access_control: Contains log files specific to the Advanced Access Control offering. It contains subdirectories for different categories of log files, such as auditing, isamcfg, and runtime.
    • cluster: Contains logs files for the cluster manager.
    • management_ui: Contains log files for the management interface.
    • federation: Contains logs files specific to the Federation offering.

    By default, the log files are displayed in a tree view.

  2. Optional: Click Details View to manage the log files using a more detailed view. This view shows the path, file size, and last modified time of each log file. You can also order the files by name, path, file size, or last modified time.
  3. Optional: Click Refresh to get the most up-to-date data.
  4. You can then view or download the displayed log files.
    To view the log file
    1. Select the file of interest.
    2. Click View. The content of the log file is displayed. By default, the last 100 lines of a log file are displayed if the file is longer than 100 lines. You can define the number of lines to display by entering the number in the Number of lines to view field and then click Reload. Alternatively, you can provide a value in the Starting from line field to define the start of the lines. If the Starting from line field is set, then the Number of lines to view field determines how many lines to view forward from the starting line. If the Starting from line field is not set, then the Number of lines to view field determines how many lines to view from the end of the log file.
      Note: The maximum size that can be returned is 214800000 lines. If a size greater than that is specified, then the maximum (214800000 lines) is returned.
    3. Optional: Click Export to download the log file.
    To download the log file
    1. Select the file of interest.
    2. Click Export to save the file to your local drive.
    3. Confirm the save operation in the browser window that pops up.
    To clear or empty a log file
    1. Select the file or files of interest.
    2. Click Clear to clear the contents of the file.
    3. In the confirmation window, click Yes to confirm the clear operation.
    To delete a log file
    1. Select the file or files of interest.
      Note: It is the administrator's responsibility to make sure that the log file to be deleted is not in use by the system.
    2. Click Delete to remove the log file.
    3. In the confirmation window, click Yes to confirm the deletion.