Logfile Display
  1. Overview
  2. Viewing the List of Log Files
  3. Viewing the Contents of a Log File

Overview

Logfile Display is a plug-in for NetWinder OfficeServer 2.0. This plug-in lets you (as the administrator) view log files while working in a browser with NetWinder OfficeServer. Without this plug-in, you can view log files using telnet. However, Logfile Display provides a more convenient method of viewing the log files.

Note: Logfile Display is available only for NetWinder OfficeServer 2.0. Earlier versions of NetWinder OfficeServer don't support this plug-in.

What Information is Available?

Logfile Display shows the NetWinder OfficeServer log files that are maintained by the syslog service and stored in the "/var/log/" directory. For example, NetWinder OfficeServer's ftp server logs information about user connections in "/var/log/messages". Using Logfile Display, you can access this information by viewing the contents of the General System log and in the Security log. Logfile Display also shows log files for third-party software applications that are maintained by the syslog service and stored in the "/var/log/" directory. For information about the common log files that are listed in Logfile Display, see Viewing the List of Log Files.

Logfile Display ignores files in the "/var/log/" directory that aren't maintained by the syslog service. For this reason, log files for NetWinder OfficeServer's web server don't appear in Logfile Display. Similarly, not all log files for NetWinder OfficeServer's ftp server appear in Logfile Display. Specifically, information about which files were transferred using the ftp server doesn't appear.

Summary of Features

This documentation assumes that you've downloaded the Logfile Display plug-in, and that you've installed it on NetWinder OfficeServer. The Logfile Display plug-in is correctly installed when it appears on the Installed Plug-ins page as shown in the following example:

For information about downloading and installing plug-ins, as well as the Installed Plug-ins page, see the NetWinder OfficeServer Administrator's Manual.

After installing the Logfile Display plug-in, you can view the list of log files and you can view the contents of a log file.

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