Saving and Clearing the Log

Depending on your network configuration and the logging rules you specify, log files can grow very large. You should periodically save and clear the logs to avoid the circumstance where very large, verbose logs fill up all existing disk space. All Admin Users except those with an access level STATUS can perform Save or Clear operations on the logs.

Some browsers do not allow you to perform save operations because this action involves a local write operation which is not allowed by the Java security model (sandbox). If you use Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, you must use the Java Plug-in to enable save operations. The HotJava browser will allow you to perform these operations without the Java Plug-in with the medium/low security level set.

Saving a log to a file does not clear the log records from the Log page.

To Save the Log

1. From the Information page, click the Log button.

   The Log page appears.

2. Click the Save Log button at the bottom of the Log page.

   The Save File dialog appears.

3. Type the pathname of the directory, and the name of the file for the saved logs.

4. Click the Save button.

To Clear the Log

The following steps clear the page of any log records without saving them or the log file.

1. From the Information page, click the Log button.

   The Log page appears.

2. Click the Clear Log button.

To Save and Clear the Log

The following steps clear the display of any log records and save the log file.

1. From the Information page, click the Log button.

   The Log page appears.

2. Click the Save/Clear Log button.

   The Save File dialog window appears.

3. Type the pathname of the directory, and the name of the file for the saved logs.

4. Click the Save button.

To Change the Log File Size for a Specific Screen

1. From the Policies page, choose and edit the policy to be altered.

2. Choose the desired Type: Screen common object.

3. Edit the Screen common object.

4. Under the Miscellaneous tab, change the Log Size entry.

5. Save the change in Save Changes.

6. Activate the policy.

7. Restart the Screen for the log file size change to take effect.