View logs using Web Administration

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You can view a log using the Web Administration Tool using the instructions provided here.

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  1. Click Server administration in the Web Administration navigation area and then click Logs in the expanded list. Click View log.Note:
    • The directory administrator and administrative group members are the only users who can access this panel.
    • On some platforms, logging is provided through standard operating system logging mechanisms. On these platforms, this panel cannot be used to view directory server logs. For example, on an OS/400® platform, the directory server job log contains all server messages. However, in the case of i5/OS™ directory server version 6.0 and above, the Select log field will only display Audit log and Lost and found log, provided the ibm-supportedCapability OIDs 1.3.18.0.2.32.80 and 1.3.18.0.2.32.52 for Audit log and Lost and found log respectively are displayed on root DSE search.
    • When the Web admin tool is used to access the admin server:
      • The status bar on the View logs panel displays a message indicating that the tool is connected to the admin server. If you access panels that are not supported by admin server, a message is displayed indicating that the functions on the panels are not supported.
      • The View logs panel is enabled based on the capabilities present in rootDSE for ibm-supportedcapabilities attribute.
      • The Clear button on the View logs panel is disabled as the admin server does not support clear log request.
  2. Select the log you want to view from the Select log drop-down menu; for example, Lost and Found log
  3. You can:
    • Use the navigation arrows at the bottom of the panel allow you to go to the Next page or to the Previous page.
    • Select a specific page from the edit menu, for example Page 6 of 16, and click Go to display that page of the error log.
    • Click Refresh to update the entries in the log.
    • Click Clear log to delete all entries in the log. Note: Admin Group members cannot clear the Audit logs.
  4. Click Close to return to the IBM® Verify Directory Web Administration Introduction panel.