Risk Authentication Server Startup Log Information
When you start Risk Authentication Server, it records all startup (or boot) actions in the arcotriskfortstartup.log file. The information in this file is very useful in identifying the source of the problems if the Risk Authentication service does not start up.
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When you start Risk Authentication Server, it records all startup (or boot) actions in the arcotriskfortstartup.log file. The information in this file is very useful in identifying the source of the problems if the Risk Authentication service does not start up.
In this file, all logging-related parameters (specified under the [arcot/riskfort/logger] section) are controlled by Administration Console. To do so, you must use the instance-specific configuration page that you can access by clicking the required instance in the
Instance Management
page.RM_3.1--Changing Risk Authentication Startup Logging Parameters
If you want to change the logging parameters that you see when Risk Authentication Server starts up, then:
- Navigate to the conf directory in ARCOT_HOME.
- Open arcotcommon.ini in a text editor of your choice.
- Add the following section at the end of the file:[arcot/riskfort/startup] LogFile= LogFileSize=10485760 BackupLogFileDir= LogLevel= LogTimeGMT=0The following table explains these parameters.
Parameter
| Default
| Description
|
LogFile | The file path to the default directory and the file name of the log file. Note: This path is relative to ARCOT_HOME, <install_location >\ for Microsoft Windows and <install_location >/ for UNIX-based platforms. | |
LogFileSize | 10485760 | The maximum number of bytes the log file can contain. When a log file reaches this size, a new file is started and the old file is moved to the location specified for BackupLogFileDir. |
BackupLogFileDir | The location of the directory where backup log files are maintained, after the current file exceeds LogFileSize bytes. | |
LogLevel | The default logging level for the server, unless an override is specified. The possible values are:
| |
LogTimeGMT | 0 | The parameter which indicates the time zone of the time stamp in the log files. The possible values are:
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- Set the required values for the parameters that you want to change.
- Save and close the file.
- Restart Risk Authentication Server.