Configuring log management through Web Administration Tool

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Enable and configure Cognos® log integration by using the Web Administration Tool to dump audit events into the audit database.

About this task

The attributes that are related to Cognos integration settings are saved in IBM® Security Verify Directory under the entry cn=Audit, cn=Log Management, cn=Configuration.

Procedure

  1. If you did not do so already, click Server administration in the Web Administration navigation area.
  2. Click Logs in the expanded list.
  3. Click Modify log settings.
  4. In the Log Name column, click Server audit log.
  5. Click Next to open the Log Management Integration page.
  6. Select Enable Cognos Integration.
  7. Click Finish to save the changes and return to Modify log settings page.

Start the log management service.

The primary administrator and local administrative group members with AuditAdmin or ServerConfigGroupMember role can start and stop the log management service.

  1. Click Logs under Server administration in the Web Administration navigation area.
  2. Click Start/Stop log management in the expanded list.
  3. Click Start.

    If the log management service is already started and you want to stop the service, click Stop.