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Connecting the DataServer : Connecting a schema holder : Analyzing application execution with Enhanced Logger : Server Context Log File Naming
 
Server Context Log File Naming
When no log file name is specified for the server context, its default name continues to be dataserv.lg in the working directory, just as it was using the legacy qt_debug logging options.
OpenEdge client startup and ProBroker startup both allow the server context log file to be specified with the -dslog parameter. For a DataServer broker instance specified to the Unified Broker, the srvrDSLogFile attribute in the ubroker.properties file specifies the server context log file name.
If the server context log file name is specified without any path, it is placed in the working directory. If it is specified with a relative path name, it searches for that relative path under the absolute path of the working directory unless the $DSLOGDIR environment variable is set. When $DSLOGDIR is set, it overrides the working directory as the root path for placing the server log file. The relative path name of the specified log name is combined with this absolute path to place the server context file. If you specify a full absolute path for the server context log file name, it is used exclusively to set the log file path.
The values for DSLOGDIR and -dslog can be set as described in the following table:
Table 45. Parameters for creating log file
DSLOGDIR value
-dslog value
Result
An existing directory
dslog name
dslog file is created in the DSLOGDIR
An existing directory
Qualified path and dslog name
dslog file is created in the dslog path
An existing directory
Not set
Log file with default name is created in DSLOGDIR
A new/nonexistent directory
dslog name
dslog file is created in working directory
Not set
Qualified path and dslog name
dslog file is created in the dslog path
Not set
Not set
Log file with default name is created in working directory
Not set
A new/nonexistent path and dslog name
Log file with ds_ prefix is created in working directory
Not set
dslog name
dslog file is created in working directory