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2 <refentry id="VolserLog5">
4 <refentrytitle>VolserLog</refentrytitle>
5 <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
8 <refname>VolserLog</refname>
9 <refpurpose>Traces Volume Server operations</refpurpose>
12 <title>Description</title>
13 <para>The <replaceable>VolserLog</replaceable> file records a trace of Volume Server (<emphasis role="bold">volserver</emphasis>
14 process) operations on the local machine and describes any error
15 conditions it encounters.</para>
17 <para>If the VolserLog file does not already exist in the <replaceable>/usr/afs/logs</replaceable>
18 directory when the Volume Server starts, the server process creates it and
19 writes initial start-up messages to it. If there is an existing file, the
20 Volume Server renames it to <replaceable>VolserLog.old</replaceable>, overwriting the existing
21 <replaceable>VolserLog.old</replaceable> file if it exists.</para>
23 <para>The file is in ASCII format. Administrators listed in the
24 <replaceable>/usr/afs/etc/UserList</replaceable> file can use the <emphasis role="bold">bos getlog</emphasis> command to display
25 its contents. Alternatively, log onto the file server machine and use a
26 text editor or a file display command such as the UNIX <emphasis role="bold">cat</emphasis> command. By
27 default, the mode bits on the <replaceable>VolserLog</replaceable> file grant the required <computeroutput>r</computeroutput>
28 (read) permission to all users.</para>
30 <para>The Volume Server records operations only as it completes them, and so
31 cannot recover from failures by reviewing the file. The log contents are
32 useful for administrative evaluation of process failures and other
37 <title>See Also</title>
38 <para><link linkend="UserList5">UserList(5)</link>,
39 <link linkend="bos_getlog8">bos_getlog(8)</link>,
40 <link linkend="volserver8">volserver(8)</link></para>
44 <title>Copyright</title>
45 <para>IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.</para>
47 <para>This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was
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49 Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.</para>