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Administering your system with SCOadmin

The SCOadmin event log

SCOadmin includes a logging facility to record administrative events, including errors and object creation, among others.

SCOadmin events are recorded along with other system events in /var/adm/syslog. These events help you keep track of all modifications made to your system configuration.


NOTE: Do not confuse messages contained in the SCOadmin event log with the system error messages located in /var/adm/log/osmlog.

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Understanding the SCOadmin event log

All SCOadmin managers generate records of administrative events that occur during the daily operation of your system. By default, SCOadmin errors are the only events recorded. This allows you to monitor any problems that might occur. You can also elect to record all administrative changes made to the system, for example when a user account is added to the system or modified.

Log entries use this format:

date sysname syslog SCOADM: sessionID object instance event_type message

Where:


sysname
name of the host system

sessionID
tty for the login session when the event took place

object
type of object

instance
name of object

event_type
event type

message
the system message associated with the event
Here is an example:
   Jul 12 22:27:38 apathy syslog: SCOADM: localhost {sco_printer}
   {toaster1} objectCreation SCO_OFACE_MSG_OBJECT_CREATION {object
   creation {(null)}}
The event types are:

Object creation
the creation of an object, such as a new printer

Object deletion
the deletion of an object, such as a printer

Attribute change
the modification of an object, such as the configuration values for a printer

Error
a failure to complete a requested action, typically called an error message

Warning
an action was completed successfully, but with a problem

Notice
an informative message
You can modify the list of event types by editing the /usr/lib/scoadmin/registry/events file.

Using the SCOadmin event log

You can select events to be logged using the Options -> Log Options selection in the SCOadmin launcher. It displays the events currently logged and not logged.


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