Local File

The Local File panel on the Local Device Logging page lets you enable message logging to local log files. These log files are logged to the local device and are not rolled up to the ZENworks® Server and cannot be viewed in ZENworks Control Center.

On a Windows^* managed device, the local files include the following:

zmd-messages.log located in \novell\zenworks\logs\localstore
loader-messages.log located in \novell\zenworks\logs
services-messages.log located in \novell\zenworks\logs

On a Linux^* managed device, the local files include the following:

loader-messages.log located in /var/opt/novell/log/zenworks
services-messages.log located in /var/opt/novell/log/zenworks

Log Message to a Local File if Severity Is

Indicates filtering criteria based on severity:

Error: Stores messages with a severity of Error.
Warning and Above: Stores messages with a severity of Warning and Error.
Information and Above: Stores messages with a severity of Information, Warning, and Error.
Debug and above: Stores messages with a severity of Information, Warning, and Error as well as additional debugging information. Because of the amount of information being stored, performance might be affected. Debug information is never sent to the ZENworks Server and must be viewed on the local device.

If you need to troubleshoot a ZENworks Adaptive Agent issue on an individual device, you can change the severity setting so that additional information is logged. To do so, on the device, double-click the ZENworks icon icon in the system tray; click Logging in the left navigation pane; then select an option from the Log Messages if Severity Is drop-down list.

Rolling Based on Size

Closes the current log file and starts a new one based on the file size:

Limit File Size to: Specify the maximum size of the log file, in either kilobytes (KB) or megabytes (MB). The log file is closed after reaching the specified size and a new one is started.
Number of Backup Files: Specify the number of closed files to be retained as backups. The maximum number of backup files is 13.

Rolling Based on Date

Closes the current log file and starts a new one based on the date. The two date options are:

Daily Pattern: Starts a new file daily.
Monthly Pattern: Starts a new file monthly.