Customizing Timbuktu Pro's Logging Options

Timbuktu Pro now supports multiple options for both local and centralized event logging.

Among other options, you may specify the maximum size for your log files. When the maximum size for the active log file is reached, its contents are copied to a backup file and removed from the primary file. This allows the primary file to remain small, which may improve performance if you use centralized logging.

Note: Depending on your Timbuktu Pro installation, the Logging tab may not appear.

For details about the various types of logging, see Logging Timbuktu Pro Activity and Events.

To change your Timbuktu Pro Logging options

  1. From the Setup menu, choose Preferences.

  2. In the Preferences dialog box, click the Logging tab.

  1. To copy information from your Timbuktu Pro activity log or Event Log file to another Timbuktu Pro computer, select the Use Timbuktu Log Server checkbox. Then enter the remote computer's Windows name in the text box.

The "server" does not need to be a Windows server. However, the computer you specify must be running Timbuktu Pro, and it must be visible to your computer. Logging information from your computer will be written to the remote activity log automatically, and to the remote Event Log file if one is configured for the remote computer.

  1. To copy information about Timbuktu Pro events from your Windows Application Event Log to the Application Event Log on another Timbuktu Pro computer, select the Use NT Event Log Server checkbox.

The Enter NT Event Log Server dialog box opens. Enter the remote computer's Windows name and your administrator-level user name and password.

To enable remote Application Event logging, you must have

  1. To create an Event Log file, a text document which records the same information that Timbuktu Pro records in the Windows Application Event Log, select the Enable Event Log File checkbox.

Then specify the log file location and enter a maximum size for the log file in the Maximum Size text box.

When the maximum size for the active log file is reached, its contents are copied to a backup file and removed from the primary file. This allows the primary file to remain small.

  1. Select the Log Configuration Changes to These Settings checkbox to specify that configuration changes should appear in the log. Changes to the settings listed in the Value Names text box will be logged.

  2. Enter the maximum size for the activity log in the Activity Log Maximum text box.

When the maximum size for the active log file is reached, its contents are copied to a backup file and removed from the primary file. This allows the primary file to remain small.

  1. Click OK to save your changes and close the Preferences dialog box.

  2. Shut down and restart Timbuktu Pro to enable the new settings.