Guide to Updating Plug-ins

Using FileMaker Server in Red Hat Linux 9-13
Using reported events and statistics to
track activities
FileMaker Server creates event and statistics log files to help you
keep track of activities on the server.
The event log (var/log/fmserver/events.log) contains time stamped
information on:
1 FileMaker Server start and stop events
1 the size of the database cache
1 current preference settings from the configuration file
1 database files opened and closed by FileMaker Server
1 guests that connect to and disconnect from FileMaker Server and
the files they access
1 guests that are disconnected by FileMaker Server
1 pre-defined errors and other unusual conditions that occur when
FileMaker Server is running
The statistics log (var/log/fmserver/stats.log) contains realtime
statistical information regarding FileMaker Server usage, such as the
number of guests connected and the percentage of unsaved cache.
For more information about interpreting information in the statistics
log, see “Viewing usage statistics for FileMaker Server” on
page 7-7.
Setting a size limit and the location of the event log
To set a size limit and change the location for the event log:
1. Switch to the root user and enter the root password.
2. Using your text editor, open the fmserver.conf file.
3. Find the MaxEventLogSize preference parameter and replace the
current value between the quotes with a value between 1 and 40 MB.
For example:
MaxEventLogSize 10
The default setting is 1 MB. If the log file grows to within 5 KB of
the size set in the configuration file, the log is backed up in a file
named events.log.old in the log directory and a new log file is
created.
Event log
Statistics log