Chapter 68. Parameters for Error Logging

The parameters listed below are used with the function to write error messages to the error log, which is by located by default in /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-instance/errors.
The severity level of the message is determined by the administrator and determines whether the message is written to the error log. The severity level can have one of the following values:
Parameter ID Description
SLAPI_LOG_FATAL This message is always written to the error log. This severity level indicates that a fatal error has occurred in the server.
SLAPI_LOG_TRACE This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Trace function calls is selected. This severity level is typically used to indicate what function is being called.
SLAPI_LOG_PACKETS This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Packet handling is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_ARGS This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Heavy trace output is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_CONNS This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Connection management is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_BER This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Packets sent/received is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_FILTER This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Search filter processing is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_CONFIG This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Config file processing is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_ACL This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Access control list processing is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_SHELL This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Log communications with shell backends is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_PARSE This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Log entry parsing is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_HOUSE This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Housekeeping is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_REPL This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Replication is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_CACHE This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Entry cache is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_PLUGIN This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Plug-ins is selected. This severity level is typically used to identify messages from server plug-ins.
SLAPI_LOG_TIMING This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Log timing is selected.
SLAPI_LOG_ACLSUMMARY This message is written to the error log if the log level setting Log ACL summary is selected.