Log File Formats

There are four types of log files that capture installation or uninstallation information:

• A summary provides a high-level description of what was installed and configured.

• A detail version A file contains completion information.

• A detail version B file contains more details on the log messages.

• A debug file contains information that is relevant when installation fails. Use the debug file when one of the other log files indicates an error.

The log messages are stored in a Sun standard format called Unified Logging Format (ULF). If you find ULF difficult to read, you can use the Java ES Log Viewer to view the log messages.

Source log files can be edited with a text editor. The following table lists the formats of the source log files.

After an uninstallation, the uninstaller removes the installer, the Log Viewer , and itself. However, source log files are not removed and are stored in the following locations:

• Solaris: /var/sadm/install/logs

• Linux and HP-UX: /var/opt/sun/install/logs