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Productestos MetaDirectory 6

Log files for the operation of MetaDirectory Server

Via the button Provide log files wthe generated log files of the estos MetaDirectory Server service  in a ZIP archive on the desktop or another storage location to be specified.
You can use the following list of log files in this data archive to check whether all relevant data  is available.

For an analysis please always submit the complete ZIP archive and not individual log files..

List of log files

Name Log file(s)PurposeRemarks
AdminLog_YYYY_MM_DD.txtLogging of administrative access and operationsYYYY_MM_DD corresponds to the time (year, month and day) of the start of logging in this log file.
environment.txtInformation collected on the operating system of the MetaDirectory host
ESupportCaseDetails.txtBasic information on MetaDirectory
EventLog_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.txtLogging of MetaDirectory kernel modulesYYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS corresponds to the time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second) of the start of logging in this log file.
registry.txtRegistry export of the installation information via estos MetaDirectoryExport of the registry branch HKLM\Software\estos\MetaDirectory.
runasuser_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.txtLogging of the control of replicatorsYYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS corresponds to the time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second) of the start of logging in this log file.
<ReplikatorNameTeil1>_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS_<ReplikatorNameTeil2>.txt

Logging of replicator operations

If the replicator writes its own logs:

For a replicator with the name ODBC-64-ADImport30000.xlsx, for example, the log file has the name

ODBC-64-ADImport30000_2024_08_05_14_02_18_.xlsx.txt.

YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS corresponds to the time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second) of the start of logging in this log file.

Where to find the log files

The storage location of the log files on the estos MetaDirectory server is set by default to <MetaDirectoryServerInstDirectory>\logs (for example C: \Program Files\estos\MetaDirectory\logs). 

The directory for events (storage of log files) can be changed in MetaDirectory Administration.

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