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This article provides steps to enable debug logging for the vSphere 6.x SSO on the Windows operating system and for the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (VCSA) for troubleshooting purposes.
This article provides steps to enable debug logging for the vSphere 6.x SSO on the Windows operating system and for the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (VCSA) for troubleshooting purposes.
To enable debug for IDM, modify log4j.xml configuration file and sts as below: Change the log level values under various tags to value="DEBUG" in log4j.xml file. Notes: The log4j.xml file can be found at below path: For vCenter Server 6.0: C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\VMware Identity Services\log4j.xml.For VCSA 6.0: /opt/vmware/share/config/log4j.xml. Respective service restart is required after making changes in log4j files. For other services like sts, sso-adminserver, lookupservice and websso, change the log4j.logger and log4j.rootLogger values to the desired log level. Notes: For vCenter Server 6.0, refer the paths below: C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\runtime\VMwareSTSService\webapps\sts\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\runtime\VMwareSTSService\webapps\sso-adminserver\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\runtime\VMwareSTSService\webapps\lookupservice\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\runtime\VMwareSTSService\webapps\websso\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties For VCSA 6.0, refer the paths below: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/sts/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/sso-adminserver/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/lookupservice/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/websso/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties
Log Levels in vmdir We can turn on verbose log for vmdir using vdcadmintool. To do this, run vdcadmintool under c:\program files\vmware\vcenterserver\vmdird or /usr/lib/vmware-vmdir/bin/vdcadmintool. ================== Please select: 0. exit 1. Test LDAP connectivity 2. Force start replication cycle 3. Reset account password 4. Set log level and mask 5. Set vmdir state ================== 4 Log level (ERROR|WARNING|INFO|VERBOSE|DEBUG): VERBOSE Log mask : 0 To restore default log/mask, run the same tool and set level/mask to INFO/0. Log config files and log locations: Service Log target Location Identity Manager Config File: C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\VMware Identity Services\log4j.xml LogFile: C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\logs\sso\vmware-sts-idmd Log File: C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\logs\sso\vmware-sts-idmd-perf CloudVM /opt/vmware/share/config/log4j.xml Log File: /var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-sts-idmd.log Log File: /var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-sts-idmd-perf.log Secure token Server Config File: C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\webapps\sts\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties Logfile location : C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\logs\vmware-identity-sts Logfile location : C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\logs\vmware-identity-sts-perf CloudVM Config File: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/sts/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties Log location : /var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts.log Log location : /var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-perf.log Admin Server Config File: C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\webapps\sso-adminserver\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties LogFile location : C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\logs\ssoAdminServer.log CloudVM Config File: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/sso-adminserver/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties Log location : /var/log/vmware/sso/ssoAdminServer.log Lookup Service Config File: C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\webapps\lookupservice\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties Logfile location : C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\logs\lookupServer.log CloudVM Config File: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/lookupservice/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties Log location : /var/log/vmware/sso/lookupServer.log Websso Config File: C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\webapps\websso\WEB-INF\classes\log4j.properties Logfile location : C:\ProgramData\Vmware\CIS\runtime\VMwareSTSService\logs\websso CloudVM Config File: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/websso/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties Log Location : /var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log
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