You can view a server’s active and archived access log files.
To view the Administration Server’s access log from the Administration Server, choose the Preferences tab, and then choose the View Access Log Page .
To view an access log for the server instance from the Server Manager, choose the Logs tab, and then choose the View Access Log Page.
To view an access log for an individual virtual server from the Class Manager, select a virtual server to manage from the highlighted Manage Virtual Servers page, then click the link under the heading Access Log on the Virtual Server Manager page. You can specify the number of entries to view or entries with a conditional qualifier of your choice.
The following is an example of an access log in the Common Logfile Format (you specify the format in the Log Preferences window; see Setting Access Log Preferences for more information):
wiley.a.com - - [16/Feb/2001:21:18:26 -0800] “GET / HTTP/1.0” 200 751 wiley.a.com - - [17/Feb/2001:1:04:38 -0800] “GET /docs/grafx/icon.gif HTTP/1.0” 204 342 wiley.a.com - - [20/Feb/2001:4:36:53 -0800] “GET /help HTTP/1.0” 401 571 arrow.a.com - john [29/Mar/2001:4:36:53 -0800] “GET /help HTTP/1.0” 401 571
Viewing an Access Log File describes the last line of this sample access log.
Table 10–3 The fields in the last line of the sample access log file
Access Log Field |
Example |
---|---|
Hostname or IP address of client |
arrow.a.com. (In this case, the hostname is shown because the web server’s setting for DNS lookups is enabled; if DNS lookups were disabled, the client’s IP address would appear. |
RFC 931 information |
- (RFC 931 identity not implemented) |
Username |
john (username entered by the client for authentication) |
Date/time of request |
29/Mar/1999:4:36:53 -0800 |
Request |
GET /help |
Protocol |
HTTP/1.0 |
Status code |
401 |
Bytes transferred |
571 |
The following is an example of an access log using the flexible logging format (you specify the format in the Log Preferences page, see Setting Access Log Preferences for more information):
wiley.a.com - - [25/Mar/2001:12:55:26 -0800] "GET /index.htm HTTP/1.0" "GET" "/?-" "HTTP/ 1.0" 304 0 - Mozilla/2.0 (WinNT; I) wiley.a.com - - [25/Mar/2001:12:55:26 -0800] "GET / HTTP/1.0" "GET" "/?-" "HTTP/1.0" 304 0 - Mozilla/2.0 (WinNT; I) wiley.a.com - - [25/Mar/2001:12:55:26 -0800] "GET / HTTP/1.0" "GET" "/?-" "HTTP/1.0" 304 0 - Mozilla/2.0 (X11; I; IRIX 5.3 IP22)