7.7 Logging

The Log Messages pane in the Provisioning Wizard displays the details and status of events happening in the background during the execution of each task.

The log details are displayed on the GUI and also logged in the /var/opt/novell/xad/log/provisioning.log file.

The details that are recorded in the log file are:

  • The status of each task.

  • The status of health check operations

  • The output, error messages, and warnings printed by utilities such as ldapsearch, and ldapconfig.

Tasks return a zero value on success and specific error codes on failure. These error codes provide useful information for debugging purposes.

Table 7-4 Error Code Identifiers

Error Codes

Module

101-110

Remote Server Health Check

111-120

DNS Server Status

121-130

Bad Address Cache

131-140

Purger Execution

141-150

Top Level Container Check

151-160

eDirectory Server Status

In addition to the provisioning.log file that contains information on tasks executed through the Provisioning Wizard, you can use the following log files for debugging purposes:

Table 7-5 Additional Log Files

Log file

What it Contains

/var/opt/novell/xad/log/healthcheck.log

Contains details about health check process

/var/opt/novell/xad/log/ndsdcinit.log

Contains log messages from the install framework. Details recorded include:

  • Commands executed

  • Success or failure of each operation

  • Pre and post check operation details.