Locating the IBM MFA server log file

The IBM® MFA server logs informational and error messages to the /var/log/MFA/mfa_latest-server.log file. The log file contains detailed information about the function of the IBM MFA server and is intended for use by IBM support in the event of a problem.

About this task

The INITIAL TRACE LEVEL you specified in Completing the server setup sets the IBM MFA server initial trace level in the log file. The default value of 0 logs standard and unconditional messages.
Note: You should generally accept the default value of 0. You should not set a trace level higher than 2 unless a problem can be reproduced and you receive specific instructions from IBM support. Lower the trace level to 0 or 1 after the problem has been reproduced and the data has been collected.

When you first start the IBM MFA server and have not yet configured any authentication methods, the log file includes information about the unconfigured authentication methods. This is expected behavior and will change as you configure the authentication methods.

To view the IBM MFA server log file:

Procedure

  1. Change directory (cd) to /var/log/MFA/.
  2. Find the most recent log file: 
    ls -l