Server Log Files

The log file of the AAA server contains all the information concerning the functioning of the server such as: start/stop of the server, all of the RADIUS requests, and some internal events. The data is automatically stored each day in a different file. They are available as long as the corresponding files are still on the disk.

/var/opt/aaa/logs/logfile: the server log file

/var/opt/aaa/logs/logfile_part<01-09>.yyyymmdd: compressed daily log file




	NOTE: If the logfile exceeds its size limit (as configured in the File Size Property in the Server Properties link), a new logfile for that day will be created and identified by the part<01-09> portion logfile file name string.

Using Server Manager to Retrieve Logfile Information

Selecting the Server Logfile link in Server Manager’s navigation tree allows you to retrieve information from log files.

Figure 12-1 Server Manager’s Logfile Screen

Search Parameters

You can filter what dates and times to retrieve from the logfile.

Table 12-1 Filter Parameters for Searching Logfiles

Option	Description
Begin (server time)	The date and time of the first record in the range of data to retrieve.
End (server time)	The date and time of the last record in the range of data to retrieve.
User	Limits the result of the search command to messages related to a specific user. For example, you can choose to find out why a user is not able to authenticate.
Number of Messages	Limits the result of the search command to the specified number of messages.

Message Types

You can filter what data to retrieve according to the type of messages. For each message type, you indicate whether the message type should or should not be retrieved by selecting the Yes or No radio buttons. The different message types are:

Server Failure
This type of message indicates a server internal error or a problem with the configuration files.
Warning
This type of message indicates a problem with the server, but the server is still able to process RADIUS requests.
Information Messages
All the messages that do not fall into any other category. By default, they are not displayed.
Server start / re-start
This message is generated during each server startup or restart.
Server stop
This message is generated when the administrator shuts down the server.
Authentication request
This icon represents an Access-Request message.
Authentication Failure
This icon represents an Access-Reject message.
Authentication Success
This icon represents an Access-Accept message.
Accounting Request
This icon represents an Accounting-Request message.

Using Server Manager to Retrieve Statistics

From the Server Manager’s navigation tree, click Statistics to retrieve a count of events that occurred on the AAA server within a time range. The statistics are displayed using a bar graph.

Figure 12-2 Server Manager’s Statistics Screen

Table 12-2 Statistic Search Parameters

Option	Description
Begin (server time)	The date and time of the first record in the range of data to retrieve.
End (server time)	The date and time of the last record in the range of data to retrieve.

The HP-UX AAA Server statistics are displayed in a bar graph similar to the example in Figure 12-3 “HP-UX AAA Server Statistics Example”.

Figure 12-3 HP-UX AAA Server Statistics Example

Server Log Files

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Using Server Manager to Retrieve Logfile Information

Search Parameters

Message Types

Using Server Manager to Retrieve Statistics