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Log Files
Synchronet's servers and utilities can output status to a lot of different log files that are helpful for monitoring activity and debugging issues:
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
ctrl/csts.tab | Cumulative statistics log |
data/error.log | Unexpected events that should be addressed by the sysop |
data/events.log | Event Thread activity from the Terminal Server |
data/crash.log | User activity before suspected crashes of Terminal Server nodes |
data/guru.log | User chat sessions with The Guru |
data/hack.log | Suspected hack attempts |
data/hungup.log | Users that disconnected while executing an external program on the Terminal Server |
data/logon.lst | Legacy list of terminal server user logons, preformatted |
data/logon.jsonl | List of terminal server user logons (used by logonlist |
data/sbbsecho.log | SBBSecho (FidoNet EchoMail program) activity |
data/spam.log | Suspected SPAM delivery attempts to the Mail Server |
data/logs/http-*.log | HTTP access log from the Web Server |
data/logs/<date>.log | Terminal Server user activity |
data/logs/<date>.lol | Terminal Server user statistics upon log-off |
data/logs/FS<date>.log | FTP Server activity from sbbsctrl, optional |
data/logs/MS<date>.log | Mail Server activity from sbbsctrl, optional |
The *.log files without a date in their filename support automatic and configurable rotation (e.g. via SCFG->System->Advanced->Maximum Log File Size and echocfg->Global Settings->Maximum Log File Size).
