NAME

       BosLog - Traces BOS Server operations

DESCRIPTION

       The BosLog file records a trace of Basic OverSeer (BOS) Server (bosserver process) operations on the
       local machine and describes any error conditions it encounters.

       If the BosLog file does not already exist in the /var/log/openafs directory when the BOS Server starts,
       the server process creates it and writes initial start-up messages to it.

       The file is in ASCII format. Administrators listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file can use the
       bos getlog command to display its contents. Alternatively, log onto the server machine and use a text
       editor or a file display command such as the UNIX cat command. By default, the mode bits on the BosLog
       file grant the required "r" (read) permission to all users.

       The BOS Server records operations only as it completes them, and cannot recover from failures by
       reviewing the file. The log contents are useful for administrative evaluation of process failures and
       other problems.

SEE ALSO

       UserList(5), bos_getlog(8), bosserver(8)

COPYRIGHT

       IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

       This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was converted from HTML to POD
       by software written by Chas Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth
       Cassell.

OpenAFS                                            2024-08-27                                          BOSLOG(5)