Working with EasySpooler Log Files

You can work with and manage the EasySpooler logs in the following ways:

• View the Startup Log

• View the Server Log

• Roll the Server Log

• Archive the Server Log

You can access the management tasks for the EasySpooler log files in the following two ways:

• Click the Admin menu, select EasySpooler server from the menu options and select the appropriate option from the drop-down list.

• Click the Admin menu, select EasySpooler server from the menu options and select Server status from the drop-down list. The EasySpooler server window opens and the options are available in the Tools section on the EasySpooler server window.

NOTE: The examples below use the appropriate options from the menus.

View Startup Log

The startup log gives information about any problems encountered during initialization.

NOTE: The Startup log is relevant only for UNIX and Linux servers.

To view the Startup Log:

1. Click Admin in the main menu.

2. From the menu options, select EasySpooler server and select View startup log from the drop-down list

EasySpooler displays the startup log in a new window.

View Server Log

The server log (log) is the file to which EasySpooler logs all errors and messages.

To view the log for the EasySpooler server:

1. Click Admin in the main menu.

2. From the menu options, select EasySpooler server and select View server log from the drop-down list.

EasySpooler displays the server log in a new window.

The most recent activity appears at the top of the display with age increasing down the page. Information in each column is as follows:

Roll Server Log

You can manually start a new log file for the EasySpooler server.

To roll the log for the EasySpooler server:

1. Click Admin in the main menu.

2. From the menu options, select EasySpooler server and select Roll server log from the drop-down list.

3. The confirmation page opens, click Close.

Archive the Server Log