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Chapter 20. Monitoring Server and Database Activity
This chapter describes monitoring database and Red Hat Directory Server logs. For information on using SNMP to monitor the Directory Server, see Chapter 21, Monitoring Directory Server Using SNMP.
20.1. Types of Directory Server Log Files
Directory Server provides the following log types:
- Error log: Contains detailed messages of errors and events the directory experiences during normal operations. This log type is enabled by default.
Warning
If the Directory Server fails to write to the errors log, the server sends an error message to the Syslog service and exits. This log type is enabled by default.

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