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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. |

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