Core Server Configuration Attributes Reference
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Core Server Configuration Reference
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nsslapd-errorlog (Error Log)
Specifies the pathname and filename of the log used to record error messages
generated by the Directory Server. These messages can describe error conditions,
but more often they will contain informative conditions such as:
•
server startup and shutdown times
•
port number the server uses
This log will contain differing amounts of information depending on the current
setting of the Log Level attribute. See “nsslapd-errorlog-level (Error Log Level),”
on page 50 for more information.
For error logging to be enabled this attribute must have a valid path and file name
and the
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-enabled
configuration attribute must be
switched to
on
. The table below lists the four possible combinations of values for
these two configuration attributes and their outcome in terms of disabling or
enabling of error logging.
Entry DN
cn=config
Valid Range
Any valid filename
Default Value
/usr/netscape/servers/slapd-
serverID
/logs/error
Syntax
DirectoryString
Example
nsslapd-errorlog:
/usr/netscape/servers/slapd-
serverID
/logs/error
Attributes in
dse.ldif
Value
Logging enabled or disabled
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-enabled
nsslapd-errorlog
on
empty string
Disabled
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-enabled
nsslapd-errorlog
on
filename
Enabled
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-enabled
nsslapd-errorlog
off
empty string
Disabled
nsslapd-errorlog-logging-enabled
nsslapd-errorlog
off
filename
Disabled