Maintaining the NetWare server

Viewing the server error log file

The server error log is a text file called SYS$LOG.ERR in the server's SYS:SYSTEM directory. All system messages and alerts that appear on the server display device are recorded in the SYS$LOG.ERR file. View this file periodically to see what kinds of errors are occurring on your server.

You can view the server error log from a DOS or Windows workstation using a text editor. You can also view or clear the server error log with the NETADMIN or FILER text utility in DOS.

NetWare security violations are also recorded in the SYS$LOG.ERR file. Check this file daily if you are concerned about security at your site.

NOTE: You should regularly clear the SYS$LOG.ERR file to keep it from using too much server disk space.

The following list describes the prerequesites:

A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later and NETADMIN
A minimum of 512KB of memory available on the workstation
Supervisor or equivalent directory right to SYS:SYSTEM

Carry out the following steps:

At the DOS prompt, type

NETADMIN
From the ``NetAdmin Options'' screen, choose ``Manage Objects''.
From the browser, select the Server object that contains the error file you want to view and press <F10>.
Choose ``View or Edit Properties of This Object''.
Choose ``View Server Error Log File''.
The server error log appears.
To delete or exit the server error log, press <Esc>.
A prompt to clear the error log file appears.
To clear the error log file, choose ``Yes''.
To exit NETADMIN, press <Alt><F10>.