NMC-RX 7.3.x User Guide, Vol. 1 > Configuring the System > System Logging

System Logging

The NMC-RX application has a logging feature that records several attributes, actions, events, and errors on the system. The NMC-RX application saves one log file for each client session and stores the file in the /log directory of the NMC-RX installation directory in the following filename format:

nmcrxlogMMDDYYYY_HHMMSS.log

By default, logging is enabled when you install the application.

To turn logging off:

1. Open traceLog.rc (located in the NMC-RX installation directory).
2. Change nmcrxLogFileOn=On to nmcrxLogFileOn=Off.
3. Save the file.

See the following sections for the types of information that are logged.

User Login Actions

When you log in or out, user login actions are logged in the following format:

MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS user:[username/Privilege Level] Message

where:

• MM/DD/YYY—Month, day, year
• HH:MM:SS—Hour, minute, second
• username—Name can be from 1-32 characters and must contain at least one alphabetic and one numerical character. If the username = admin, the default privilege level of "all privileges" is used.
• privilege level—Determines the privileges that are assigned to the user. The following letter codes are used:

• s—Security
• b—Backup
• v—View
• c—Create
• m—Configure
• d—Delete
• e—Execute

• Message—User login action

See Table 20 for username and privilege level examples. These actions include authorized client logins, unauthorized login attempts, user login changes, and user password changes.

 Table 20:  User Login Actions

 Type
 Description
 Example

 Authorized client login

 Logs a successful user login.

 11/13/2003 08:56:19 user:[jdoe7/--v----] logged in


 Unauthorized login attempts

 Failed login entries show the attempted login ID, as well as the reason for failure.

 11/13/2003 09:02:23 user:[admin/sbvcmde] login failed, invalid password


 User login changes

 Logout entry occurs when the user exits the NMC-RX application.

 11/13/2003 08:57:31 user:[jdoe7/--v----]  logged  out


 

 When a logged-in user changes login, an entry appears showing a logout of the user and a subsequent login of a new user.

 11/13/2003 08:57:31 user:[jdoe7/--v----] logged out
 11/13/2003 08:58:19 user:[msmith/--v----] logged in


 User password changes

 Logs when a user password is changed.

 11/13/2003 13:46:41 user:[admin/sbvcmde] Password changed for User [jsmith2]



 

Execute-Only Actions

When execute-only actions are started, they are logged in the following format:

MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS user:[username/Privilege Level] action_name message

These actions include ATM ping, ping, Telnet, and traceroute. The log entry includes relevant device information. For example:

Example 1

11/13/2003 08:57:31 user:[jdoe7/--v----] Ping from NMC-RX to 10.6.129.203

Example 2

11/13/2003 09:57:31 user:[jdoe7/--v----] Ping from 10.6.129.203 to 
112.34.55.2

Example 3

11/13/2003 10:57:31 user:[jdoe7/--v----] telnet 10.6.129.203

Processing Actions

For actions that may take a long time to process, both the start and end time are recorded. The following message format is used:

MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS user:[username/Privilege Level] action_name 
<initiated|completed|standby> message on device_ID

These actions include create, configure, delete, device updates, and configuration save and restore. For example:

Example 1

11/18/2003 15:56:00 user:[admin/sbvcmde] List Area create initiated on ATM 
Interface [ATM3/3]

11/18/2003 15:56:14 user:[admin/sbvcmde] List Area create complete ATM 
Interface [ATM3/3]

Created ATMSubIntf ATM3/3.3

Example 2

11/18/2003 15:56:00 user:[admin/sbvcmde] update initiated on 10.6.129.12

...

11/18/2003 16:16:00 user:[admin/sbvcmde] update completed on 10.6.129.12