Administrator's Guide

Network Node Screen
General Operations
Chapter 7
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Opening a Log File Set
You can open any log file set that has been saved on the system, including the master log
files for your agent hosts.
Step 1. From the Network Node screen, display the Open dialog box (Figure 7-5) with one of:
• Choose the File > Open menu item
• Press Ctrl-O
Figure 7-5 Open Dialog Box
Step 2. Select one of the existing file names (it does not matter whether you choose the alert or
error version) for the file set you want by clicking on its name.
Step 3. Click Open or press Alt-O to open the alert and error log files.
A new Network Node screen is created with the file set path name in the title bar and
the contents of the alert and error logs in the Alerts and Errors tabs.
To cancel the open, click Cancel or press Alt-C.
Log File Rotation
Both the alert log file and the error log file are designed to support log file rotation. If the
file names are changed while the HP-UX HIDS agent software is running, the agent
software will recreate the files and continue to log to the newly created files. Log rotation
permits periodic archiving of alerts or errors. See also “Log File Rotation” on page 205.