IBM Service log files

The IBM Service, or activity, log file is a binary file to which the application server writes the message events for any servers running under an instance (node). The application server runtime creates the file, named activity.log by default, in the logs subdirectory of your application server instance. By default, the logs are contained in the subdirectory logs/appservername of the /QIBM/UserData/WebASE51/ASE/appservername directory, where appservername is the name of your application server.

The log files must have the following granted authorities:

• *Public *Exclude
• QEJBSVR *RW

If the application server is running under a user profile other than the default (QEJBSVR) and the user profile does not have QEJBSVR specified as a group profile, the user profile must have explicit *RW authority to the activity.log file.

See these topics for information on how to use the JVM log files:

• Configure IBM Service log files
  Learn how to configure the IBM Service log files for your application server through the WebSphere administrative console.

• Collect data for IBM Service
  The WebSphere Application Server - Express includes a Qshell script that collects information about your WebSphere Application Server - Express installation and packages it in a JAR file that you can send to IBM Customer Support to assist in problem determination and analysis.

• The showlog script
  The WebSphere Application Server - Express includes a Qshell script that displays the contents of the IBM Service log.