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1=head1 NAME
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3FileLog - Traces File Server operations
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5=head1 DESCRIPTION
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7The F<FileLog> file records a trace of File Server (B<fileserver> process)
8operations on the local machine and describes any error conditions it
9encounters.
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11If the F<FileLog> file does not already exist in the
12F</usr/afs/logs> directory when the File Server starts, the server
13process creates it and writes initial start-up messages to it.
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15The file is in ASCII format. Administrators listed in the
16F</usr/afs/etc/UserList> file can use the B<bos getlog> command to display
17its contents. Alternatively, log onto the file server machine and use a
18text editor or a file display command such as the UNIX B<cat> command. By
19default, the mode bits on the F<FileLog> file grant the required C<r>
20(read) permission to all users.
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22The File Server records operations only as it completes them, and cannot
23recover from failures by reviewing the file. The log contents are useful
24for administrative evaluation of process failures and other problems.
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26=head1 SEE ALSO
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28L<UserList(5)>,
29L<bos_getlog(8)>,
30L<fileserver(8)>
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32=head1 COPYRIGHT
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34IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.
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36This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was
37converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ
38Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.