Directory Synchronization Client Log Files

Both the graphical and command-line Directory Synchronization Clients produce log messages. Each message includes the:

Time and date that the event occurred

Logging level

Configuration profile (if any) in use

User logged in when the client was run

The client component that is the source of the log message

To access the logging window in the Directory Synchronization Client, select View > Logs.

You can define the messages that you see in this window by selecting options from the drop-down lists:

Log level sets the importance of displayed messages. Select one of the following:


Log Level	Description
SEVERE	Error message from the Directory Synchronization Client.
WARNING	Warning message, for example if a file does not exist.
INFO	Information message, for example logging when you start or exit the Directory Synchronization Client.
CONFIG	Extended information message, for example logging the Directory Synchronization Client version details and user details on startup.
FINE	Detailed message, for example logging when you try to connect to an LDAP server.
FINER	More detailed than FINE, for example logging the selection you make from a drop-down list.
FINEST	More detailed than FINER, for example logging system properties.


	Note The level of logging available depends on the log settings you have configured. For example, if you set the log detail to Lowest, only SEVERE and WARNING messages are available. For more information, see Configuring log settings.

The Directory Synchronization Client displays messages for the option you select, and also all messages higher in the list than that option. For example, if you select INFO, the window also displays SEVERE and WARNING logging levels.

Log file is the name of the directory that stores the log messages. This directory is in the root logging directory:

Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DirSyncClient\application\log

The log file name comprises the year, month, day, and an extension, which is the number of the client instance that generated the message.

Logger is the Directory Synchronization Client component that generated the message. The drop-down list allows you to restrict the displayed messages to a particular component and its sub-components. For example, selecting dsc.sync shows messages from the components dsc.sync.source, dsc.sync.repository, dsc.sync.repository.add, and dsc.sync.repository.remove. Selecting dsc.sync.source shows only messages from the dsc.sync.source component.


Component	Description
dsc	All components
dsc.settings	Creation of new configuration entries or changes to existing configuration
dsc.sync	All synchronization operations
dsc.sync.source	Operations to the source repository (normally an LDAP server)
dsc.sync.repository	All modifications to the destination repository
dsc.sync.repository.add	Entries added to the destination repository
dsc.sync.repository.remove	Entries removed from the destination repository

Click on a line in the message list to display any additional information at the bottom of the window.


	Note Messages with a level of INFO and higher importance are also logged to the application section of the event log.