Display the Print Error Log to solve communication problems

The Print Error Log and the Product Activity Log provide you with important information for solving communications problems.

To view the Print Error Log, do the following:

  1. Type PRTERRLOG (Print Error Log) on any iSeries™ system command line. Press the Enter key.

    The command places a formatted printer file of the machine error log in a spooled printer file that is named QPCSMPRT or in a specified output file.

  2. Find and read these error logs.

For more information about displaying the Print Error Log, see the Communications Management Link to PDF book.

A variety of job logs might contain information that helps you determine the cause of a communications problem. For a detailed description of these job logs, see: Job logs and communication problems