Specifications

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Accounting
Using the Accounting Console Logging Feature
Description
When console logging is enabled, the accounting component displays the
accounting events on the server console as they occur. This can be useful for
viewing events on a console terminal or printer. It is also possible to view (and log
to a file) the console events remotely. If you place a loopback connector on the
access server console port and associate a LAT service or Telnet listener with this
port, you can connect to the port and view the console messages remotely.
LAT Remote View of the Accounting Log
The following example shows the commands necessary to remotely view the
accounting log messages with a LAT service and loopback connector on port 16 of
the access server:
Local> CHANGE PORT 16 ACCESS REMOTE
Local> CHANGE PORT 16 AUTOBAUD DISABLED SPEED 57600
Local> CHANGE SERVICE ACCTREMOTE PORT 16 CONNECTION ENABLED
Local> CHANGE SERVER CONSOLE 16
Local> CHANGE SERVER SERVICE GROUP 255
From a remote OpenVMS system, type:
$ MCT LATCP SET NODE/GROUP=(ENABLE=255)
$ SET HOST/LAT/AUTOCONNECT/LOG=ACCT.LOG ACCTREMOTE
This causes the accounting events to be displayed on the remote screen and
logged to the file ACCT.LOG.
Example: Telnet Remote View of the Accounting Log
The following example shows the commands necessary to remotely view the
accounting log via Telnet with a loopback connector on port 16:
Local> CHANGE PORT 16 ACCESS REMOTE
Local> CHANGE TELNET LISTENER 2001 PORT 16
Local> CHANGE TELNET LISTENER 2001 CONNECTION ENABLE
Local> CHANGE SERVER CONSOLE 16
Local> CHANGE PORT 16 AUTOBAUD DISABLED SPEED 57600
From a remote UNIX system, the command is (replace x.x.x.x with your server’s
IP address):
# TELNET x.x.x.x 2001