IBM Service log file

The IBM Service, or activity, log file is a binary file to which WebSphere Application Server writes the message events for any servers running under an instance (node). The WebSphere Application Server runtime creates the file (named activity.log by default) in the logs subdirectory of your WebSphere Application Server instance. For the default WebSphere Application Server instance, this subdirectory is /QIBM/UserData/WebAS5/Base/default/logs. For the default WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment instance, this subdirectory is /QIBM/UserData/WebAS5/ND/default/logs. The granted authorities for the files are:

*PUBLIC	*EXCLUDE
QEJBSVR	*RW

If your application server is running under a user profile other than the default (QEJBSVR) and that user profile does not have QEJBSVR specified as a group profile, explicitly grant *RW authority to the user profile for the activity.log file.

Refer to the topics below for more information on configuring and viewing the IBM Service log file.

Configure the IBM Service log file
This topic describes how you can use the administrative console to change the name, size and location for the IBM Service log.

View the IBM Service log file
You cannot view the IBM Service log easily by using a text editor. This topic describes how to use the Log Analyzer tool to view the contents of the IBM Service log file. See Use showlog for information on viewing the IBM Service log file on the iSeries when using the Log Analyzer tool is not convenient.