Viewing the Access Log

To view the access log file, select View Log Files from the Admin GUI, then click on View Access Log File. The access log file is a text file that lists every access made to the documentation server. Each line in the access log looks similar to the following:

129.146.83.55 - - [04/Nov/1996:15:07:05 -0800]
"GET /icons/ab2_curr_home.gif HTTP/1.0" 200 1938

Where:

• The first set of numbers is the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the client. For example, 129.146.83.55.

• The information between the square brackets is the date and time of the access. For example, [04/Nov/1996:15:07:05 -0800] .

• The information between the double quotes tells you what access occurred. This typically identifies a URL or file name as well as the protocol used to respond to the access request. For example, "GET /icons/ab2_curr_home.gif HTTP/1.0" tells you that the access was to get the file /icons/ab2_curr_home.gif using the HTTP 1.0 protocol.

• The next-to-last number indicates whether the access was successful (200) or not (anything else).

• The last number indicates the size (in Kilobytes) of any information returned to the requestor. For example, 1938 is the size of the .gif file retrieved.

You can also use the following command to perform this function:

% /usr/lib/ab2/bin/ab2admin -o view_access [-m server_name] [-p server_port]