User Guide

Utilities 33
Utilities Reference
103-000153-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Using CONLOG
You can view the console log from a workstation with any text editor. Any
logged-in user with the Read right to the sys:\etc directory can view console
log files in this way.
To view the console log file from the server console, use the VIEW utility or
the INETCFG utility.
 Console messages can reveal errors that occur during system
initialization.
 The command LOAD CONLOG is typically added to the autoexec.ncf
file, as in the following example:
FILE SERVER NAME NETW5_SVR
IPX INTERNAL NET C92556E
LOAD CONLOG
LOAD REMOTE
LOAD RSPX
Where you place the LOAD CONLOG command in autoexec.ncf
determines which console messages the server saves in the console log
MAXIMUM=max file size Specify the maximum size, in kilobytes, of the
log file.
If the log file exceeds the max file size, it is
deleted—or renamed if backup filename was
specified. In either case, logging starts over
with an empty log file.
Important: If a maximum file size is not
specified, there is no limit.
NEXT=hh:mm:ss Specify the time of day (24-hour clock) with
hour, minutes, and seconds when the server
archives the existing console log and creates a
new file.
This option allows you to know the beginning
time of a backup file or an archive file.
Use this option with SAVE or ARCHIVE.
Parameter Use to