Using the command line

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You can issue the command provided here to modify DB2® log settings at command line.

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Issue the command: 
idsldapmodify -D <adminDN> -w <adminPW> -i <filename>
where <filename> contains: 
dn: cn=DB2CLI, cn=Log Management, cn=Configuration
changetype: modify
replace: ibm-slapdLog
ibm-slapdLog: <newpathname>
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replace: ibm-slapdLogSizeThreshold
ibm-slapdLogSizeThreshold: <size threshold in MB>
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replace: ibm-slapdLogMaxArchives
ibm-slapdLogMaxArchives: <number of log archives to save>
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replace: ibm-slapdLogArchivePath
ibm-slapdLogArchivePath: <archived logs path>
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To update the settings dynamically, issue the following idsldapexop command: 
idsldapexop -D <adminDN> -w <adminPW> -op readconfig -scope single 
"cn=DB2CLI, cn=Log Management, cn=Configuration" ibm-slapdLog

The idsldapexop command updates only those attributes that are dynamic. For other changes to take effect you must stop and restart the server. See Dynamically-changed attributes for a list of the attributes that can be updated dynamically.