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ILS Transaction Log
Windows NT Events Log

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Transaction logs are important to help track the use of ILS and to overcome some of the limits of the Microsoft Windows NT event logs. ILS transaction logs provide consistent information in a coherent reporting format. ILS logs contain information about transactions that occur through the LDAP protocol. Web server log files help track query execution.

Transaction logging is intended to be used for tracking customer problems and usage information. The schedule used for creating transaction logs is configurable through ISM. Each log file stores entries as comma-separated-values. Transaction logs can also be written directly to any Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) database, although this is discouraged because the processing overhead grows dramatically.

Note No logs are available for User Location Protocol (ULP) transactions.

ILS Transaction Log

The ILS transaction log tracks usage and error conditions.

The following table describes fields and content of the ILS transaction logs. Each row in the table is a field in a transaction log entry.

Field name

Description

Client IP address

The Internet address of the client whose ILS session is recorded in this log entry. Example: 127.0.0.1.

Client distinguished name

The distinguished name of the client whose ILS session is recorded in this log entry. Example: cn=andrew,o=compuserve,c=us

Connect date

The date on which the client connected to ILS. Example: 2/16/96

Connect time

The time at which the client connected to ILS. Example: 12:02:56

Service name

The name of the service responsible for creating the log entry. Multiple services can log to the same file. ILS will show up as "LDAP" in the log file.

Server machine name

The name of the machine whose instance of ILS created the log entry. Example: ILS01

Server IP address (services can support multiple IP addresses)

The IP address of the server that creates the log entry. Services can support multiple IP addresses. Example: 127.0.0.1

processing time

The amount of time in milliseconds that the server spent on the connection. Example: 1382

Size of query

The number of bytes the client sent during the session specified in the log entry. Example: 367

Size of result

The number of bytes sent to the client in response to a query. Example: 322

Number of results

Number of entries sent to the client in response to a query. Example: 12

Service status or error code

The error code, if any, encountered while servicing the client request. Example: 122

Win32-specific status or error code

The Microsoft Win32® error code, if any, encountered while servicing the client. Example: 10

Name of the operation or command

The type of operation requested by the client. Example: query.

Example

127.0.0.1 cn=andrew,o=compuserve,c=us 12/16/96 12:02:56 LDAP IDS01 127.0.0.1 1382 367 322 12 0 10 query

175.12.79.145 cn=lyster,o=compuserve,c=uk 12/16/96 12:03:45 LDAP IDS01 127.0.0.1 1382 367 322 3 0 0 query

152.55.79.202 cn=jenna,o=compuserve,c=us 12/16/96 12:15:30 LDAP IDS01 127.0.0.1 1382 367 322 1 122 10 create

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Windows NT Events Log

The following table contains entries from a Windows NT event log file.

Example

Date	Time	Source	Severity	Event	Computer	Description
11/17/96	2:29 PM	Service Control Manager	Error	7023	ILSSV01	The Microsoft NNTP Service terminated with the following error: "The specified service is disabled and cannot be started."
11/17/96	2:28 PM	MSIABS	Information	320	ILSSV01	The Internet Location Service has successfully initialized.
11/17/96	2:28 PM	MSIABS	Information	318	ILSSV01	The Internet Location Service has set a maximum of 10,000 users.
11/17/96	2:28 PM	SMTPSVC	Information	16	ILSSV01	SMTP service has been started.
11/17/96	2:28 PM	POP3SVC	Information	14	ILSSV01	POP3 service has been started.
11/17/96	2:28 PM	LDAPSVC	Information	15	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been started.
11/17/96	2:28 PM	Service Control Manager	Error	7023	ILSSV01	The Microsoft Chat Service terminated with the following error: "The specified module could not be found."
11/17/96	2:28 PM	Service Control Manager	Error	7000	ILSSV01	The Indexing Service failed to start due to the following error: "The service did not start due to a logon failure."
11/17/96	2:28 PM	Service Control Manager	Error	7013	ILSSV01	A logon attempt with the current password failed with the following error: "Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password."
11/17/96	2:28 PM	EventLog	Information	6005	ILSSV01	The event log service was started.
11/15/96	6:54AM	MSIABS	Information	320	ILSSV01	ILS has successfully initialized.
11/15/96	6:54AM	MSIABS	Information	318	ILSSV01	ILS has set a maximum of 10,000 users.
11/15/96	6:54AM	LDAPSVC	Information	15	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been started.
11/14/96	8:56 PM	LDAPSVC	Information	13	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been stopped.
11/13/96	6:13 PM	W3SVC	Error	14	ILSSV01	The HTTP filter C:\Inetsrv\Scripts\Asplfilt.dll failed to load. The data is the error.
11/8/96	1:29AM	LDAPSVC	Information	15	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been started.
11/7/96	9:20 PM	LDAPSVC	Information	13	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been stopped.
11/6/96	8:14 PM	Print	Warning	20	ILSSV01	Printer driver HP LaserJet 4Si/4Si MX PS for Windows NT x86 version 2.0 was added or updated. Files:- \\Msprint10\Print$\W32x86\2\Pscript.dll, \\Msprint10\Print$\W32x86\2\Pscrptui.dll, \\Msprint10\Print$\W32x86\2 \Hp4si6_1.ppd.
11/4/96	6:38 PM	W3SVC	Error	14	ILSSV01	The HTTP filter C:\Inetsrv\Scripts\Asplfilt.dll failed to load. The data is the error.
11/4/96	6:38 PM	MSIABS	Information	320	ILSSV01	ILS has successfully initialized.
11/4/96	6:38 PM	MSIABS	Information	318	ILSSV01	ILS has set a maximum of 10,000 users.
11/4/96	6:38 PM	LDAPSVC	Information	15	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been started.
10/31/96	11:49AM	LDAPSVC	Information	15	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been started.
10/31/96	11:47AM	LDAPSVC	Information	13	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been stopped.
10/30/96	5:27 PM	W3SVC	Error	14	ILSSV01	The HTTP filter C:\Inetsrv\Scripts\Asplfilt.dll failed to load. The data is the error.
10/30/96	5:27 PM	MSIABS	Information	320	ILSSV01	ILS has successfully initialized.
10/30/96	5:27 PM	MSIABS	Information	318	ILSSV01	ILS has set a maximum of 10,000 users.
10/30/96	5:27 PM	LDAPSVC	Information	15	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been started.
10/30/96	5:19 PM	LDAPSVC	Information	13	ILSSV01	LDAP service has been stopped.

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Field name	Description
Client IP address	The Internet address of the client whose ILS session is recorded in this log entry. Example: 127.0.0.1.
Client distinguished name	The distinguished name of the client whose ILS session is recorded in this log entry. Example: cn=andrew,o=compuserve,c=us
Connect date	The date on which the client connected to ILS. Example: 2/16/96
Connect time	The time at which the client connected to ILS. Example: 12:02:56
Service name	The name of the service responsible for creating the log entry. Multiple services can log to the same file. ILS will show up as "LDAP" in the log file.
Server machine name	The name of the machine whose instance of ILS created the log entry. Example: ILS01
Server IP address (services can support multiple IP addresses)	The IP address of the server that creates the log entry. Services can support multiple IP addresses. Example: 127.0.0.1
processing time	The amount of time in milliseconds that the server spent on the connection. Example: 1382
Size of query	The number of bytes the client sent during the session specified in the log entry. Example: 367
Size of result	The number of bytes sent to the client in response to a query. Example: 322
Number of results	Number of entries sent to the client in response to a query. Example: 12
Service status or error code	The error code, if any, encountered while servicing the client request. Example: 122
Win32-specific status or error code	The Microsoft Win32® error code, if any, encountered while servicing the client. Example: 10
Name of the operation or command	The type of operation requested by the client. Example: query.