Enabling and disabling log file, script, and binary file debugging

Discontinued support

Support for all versions of the Binary Files monitor type is discontinued from September 20, 2019 and it is removed from the product in the 2.7.40 version.


BMC Software Support representatives might also require diagnostics relating to log files, scripts, and binary files with readers when helping you to debug problems with the PATROL KM for Log Management.

To enable or disable log, script, and binary file diagnostics

  1. Access the PMGDEBUG application menu as described in Accessing Menu Commands and InfoBoxes.
  2. On the Debug Configuration dialog box, to enable debugging, select the Enable Reader Debug check box. To disable debugging, clear the Enable Reader Debug check box.
  3. Click Apply.

The diagnostic output is written to the monitored system in the following location:

  • on UNIX: $PATROL_HOME/../pmg/port_ int*/readerLog.txt*
  • on Windows:%PATROL_HOME%\port_ int*\readerLog.txt*

where port is the port used by the agent and int is an integer (1, 2, or 3) that corresponds to the three LOGMainColl collector parameters.

 

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