Default log paths

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You can configure log files to track various operations that are run against a directory server. If you do not configure log files, the log details are recorded in the default log path.

The directory server records the logs in the following default log path:

AIX® and Linux™
instance_directory/idsslapd-instance_name/logs
The variables are used for the following purpose:
  • instance_directory: Specifies the home directory of the directory server instance owner.
  • instance_name: Specifies the name of the directory server instance.
Windows™
drive\idsslapd-instance_name\logs
The variables are used for the following purpose:
  • drive: Specifies the drive where the directory server instance is created.
  • instance_name: Specifies the name of the directory server instance.
Note: If you change the default error log path for a directory server, ibmslapd.log, or an administration server, idsdiradm.log, the server takes the following actions:
  1. Writes the log messages to the default log file from the time the server restarts until it parses the ibm-slapdLog attribute.
  2. Writes the log messages to the custom log path after the server parses the ibm-slapdLog attribute that contains the custom log path.