NAME

       VolserLog - Traces Volume Server operations

DESCRIPTION

       The VolserLog file records a trace of Volume Server (volserver process) operations on the local machine
       and describes any error conditions it encounters.

       If the VolserLog file does not already exist in the /var/log/openafs directory when the Volume 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 file 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
       VolserLog file grant the required "r" (read) permission to all users.

       The Volume Server records operations only as it completes them, and so 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), volserver(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                                            2024-08-22                                       VOLSERLOG(5)