Table 9-2 lists the default location of the xdasconfig.properties file in different operating systems. You can customize the file according to your requirements.
Table 9-2 Location of the XDAS Configuration File
|
Operating System |
File |
|---|---|
|
Linux |
/var/opt/novell/iManager/nps/WEB-INF/imanager_logging.xml |
|
Windows |
c:\Program Files\Novell\Tomcat\webapps\nps\WEB-INF\imanager_logging.xml |
|
Linux and Windows Workstation |
<unzipped workstation folder>\imanager\tomcat\webapps\nps\WEB-INF\imanager_logging.xml |
Table 9-3 lists the XDAS configuration files.
Table 9-3 XDAS Configuration File
|
Options |
Name |
|---|---|
|
Syslog Appender |
syslog |
|
Rolling File Appender |
file_appender |
The following table provides an explanation of each setting in the imanager_logging.xml file.
Table 9-4 Syslog Settings
|
Setting |
Description |
|---|---|
|
syslogHost |
IP address of the host in which the Audit server is running. |
|
syslogProtocol |
The protocol that must be used for communication (UDP/TCP/SSL). |
|
syslogSslKeystoreFile |
Location of the key store file.(Used only for SSL). |
|
syslogSslKeystorePassword |
Password for the keystore file.(Used only for SSL). |
|
Threshold |
Specifies the minimum log level allowed in the Syslog appender. Currently, INFO log level is supported. |
|
Facility=USER |
Specifies the type of facility. The facility is used to try to classify the message.Currently, USER facility is supported. These values may be specified as upper or lower case characters. |
|
Layout |
Layout setting for Syslog appender. |
Table 9-5 File Appender Settings
|
Setting |
Description |
|---|---|
|
File= ${catalina.home}/logs/imanager.log |
The default location of the log file for a File appender |
|
MaxFileSize=10MB |
The maximum size, in MBs, of the log file for a File appender. Set this value to the maximum size that the client allows. |
|
MaxBackupIndex=10 |
Specifies the maximum number of backup files for a File appender. The maximum number of the backup files can be 10. If the value of MaxBackupIndex is set to 0, no backup file will be created. |
|
layout class=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout |
Layout setting for File appender. |
|
ConversionPattern="%t %d %-5p [%c:%M] %m%n” |
Layout setting for File appender. |
For information about the conversion patters and their descriptions, see logging.apache.org.
To enable the Syslog appender, make the following changes in the imanager_logging.xml file:
Edit the following entries:
<param name="Facility" value="user"/>
<param name="syslogHost" value=" 192.168.1.5:1468 "/
<param name="syslogProtocol" value="tcp"/>
<param name="syslogSslKeystoreFile" value="/root/Desktop/sentinel/mykeystore.jks"/>
param name="syslogSslKeystorePassword" value="novell"/>
<param name="Threshold" value="INFO"/>
Log into iManager and change the log events.
To enable the File appender, make the following changes in the imanager_logging.xml file:
Edit the following entries:
<param name="File" value="${catalina.home}/logs/imanager.log"/><param name="Append" value="true" />
<param name="MaxFileSize" value="10MB" />
<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="10" />
You can customize the File value in either of the following platforms:
Linux: /home/imanager.log
Windows: C:\\<directory>\\imanager.log
Select the desired event from iManager and save changes.
NOTE:The Failed SSL connection XDAS event is logged multiple times because internally several attempts are made to establish an LDAP connection.