6.3 Console and Debug Logs

The following types of console log entries are generated by both DNS and DHCP:

For each NetWare Alert message generated, an entry is provided in the /system/sys$log file.

The DHCP server provides a foreground screen log of every packet received and each reply generated to maintain continuity with the DHCP 2.0 server. The screen provides a useful real-time indication of DHCP 3.0 server operations.

The DHCP server has a debug log feature (primarily used by Novell technical support and engineering groups) that records the exchange of DHCP messages to a screen log or the dhcpsrvr.log file (in ASCII text) in the server’s \etc\dhcp directory. When loading dhcpsrvr, the administrator can use one of three flags to activate the debug log feature. The following table explains the use of the flags.

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Flag

Use

-d1

Turns on a background screen log of DHCP packets.

-d2

Turns on a background screen log of debug statements and DHCP packets.

-d3

Turns on a background screen log of debug statements and DHCP packets and writes the log to the server’s \etc\dhcp\dhcpsrvr.log file.