Log Property

The logging functionality available in Directory Proxy Server 5.2 differs substantially from the functionality available in Directory Proxy Server 11g Release 1 (11.1.1).

In Directory Proxy Server 5.2, the following logs were maintained:

• System log. Includes log records of system events and errors.

• Audit log. Includes audit trails for all events and errors.

Directory Proxy Server 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) maintains an errors log file, an access log file, and administrative alerts.

The errors log and administrative alerts are equivalent to the version 5.2 system log. Administrative alerts are events raised by Directory Proxy Server. These events can be sent to the syslog daemon or to an administrator through email.

The Directory Proxy Server 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) access log is equivalent to the version 5.2 audit log.

Logs in version 5.2 were configured by using the ids-proxy-sch-LogProperty object class. Logs in Directory Proxy Server 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) are configured by setting properties for the access and error log, using the dpconf command. For example, to set properties for the access log, use the following command:

$ dpconf set-access-log-prop PROPERTY:VALUE

Directory Proxy Server 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) provides new log features, such as log file rotation, and enables log configuration to be fine tuned. For example, one log level can be set per message category.

In Directory Proxy Server 5.2, log configuration attributes are stored under ids-proxy-con-Config-Name=user-defined-name,ou=system,ou=dar-config,o=netscaperoot.

It is not really possible to map the log configuration between Directory Proxy Server 5.2 and Directory Proxy Server 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) because the logging models between these two versions are very different. The Directory Proxy Server 5.2 log model combines what is logged with where it is logged. In Directory Proxy Server 11g Release 1 (11.1.1), the model is cleaner. One set of properties describes what is logged, and a separate set of properties describes where log messages are sent.

The following table lists the attributes of the ids-proxy-sch-LogProperty object class and describes at a high level how the corresponding functionality is achieved in Directory Proxy Server 11g Release 1 (11.1.1).

Because a one to one mapping of log configuration is not possible between the two versions, you need to understand the new logging model and then configure your new logs accordingly, rather than migrating your old log configuration. For more information, see Chapter 27, Directory Proxy Server Logging, in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Guide for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition.