Supervising the Network

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Maintaining the NetWare Server
Common Management Tasks
Common Management Tasks
This section describes other network administrator tasks and ways you can
change the server environment after installation of NetWare Services.
Viewing the Server Error Log File
The server error log is a text file called SYS$LOG.ERR in the server’s
SYS:SYSTEM directory. All system messages and alerts that appear on the
server display device are recorded in the SYS$LOG.ERR file. View this file
periodically to see what kinds of errors are occurring on your server.
You can view the server error log from a DOS or Windows workstation
using a text editor. You can also view or clear the server error log with the
NETADMIN or FILER text utility in DOS.
NetWare security violations are also recorded in the SYS$LOG.ERR file.
Check this file daily if you are concerned about security at your site.
NOTE: You should regularly clear the SYS$LOG.ERR file to keep it from using too much
server disk space or limit its SHMMAX size as discussed earlier in this chapter.
Prerequisites
• A workstation running DOS 3.30 or later and NETADMIN
• A minimum of 512 KB of memory available on the workstation
• Supervisor or equivalent directory right to SYS:SYSTEM
Procedure
1 At the DOS prompt, type
NETADMIN <Enter>
2 From the “NetAdmin Options” screen, choose “Manage Objects.”
3 From the browser, select the Server object that contains the error file you want to
view and press <F10>.
4 Choose “View or Edit Properties of This Object.”
5 Choose “View Server Error Log File.”