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Logging Group Policy Settings
The logging group policy settings determine the name, location, and behavior of the View Persona
Management log files.
Group Policy
Setting Description
Logging
filename
Specifies the full pathname of the local View Persona Management log file.
On Windows 8 and Windows 7 computers, the default path is
ProgramData\VMware\VDM\logs\
filename .
On Windows XP computers, the default path is All Users \Application
Data\VMware\VDM\logs\ filename .
The default logging filename is VMWVvp.txt.
Logging
destination
Determines whether to write all log messages to the log file, the debug port, or both destinations.
By default, logging messages are sent to the log file.
Logging flags Determines the types of messages to log. When this setting is configured, you can select any or all log
message types to generate:
n
Log error messages.
n
Log information messages.
n
Log debug messages.
By default, error and information log message types are generated.
Debug flags Determines the types of debug messages to log. View Persona Management handles debug messages in
the same way that it handles log messages. When this setting is enabled, you can select any or all debug
message types to generate:
n
Debug error messages
n
Debug information messages
n
Debug port messages
By default, no debug messages are generated.
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