BOSLOG(5)							AFS File Reference							 BOSLOG(5)

NAME
       BosLog - Traces BOS Server operations

DESCRIPTION
       The BosLog file records a trace of Basic OverSeer (BOS) Server (bosserver process) operations on the local machine and describes any error
       conditions it encounters.

       If the BosLog file does not already exist in the /var/log/openafs directory when the BOS Server starts, the server process creates it and
       writes initial start-up messages to it. If there is an existing file, the BOS server renames it to BosLog.old, overwriting the existing
       BosLog.old file if it exists.

       The file is in ASCII format. Administrators listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file can use the bos getlog command to display its
       contents. Alternatively, log onto the server machine and use a text editor or a file display command such as the UNIX cat command. By
       default, the mode bits on the BosLog file grant the required "r" (read) permission to all users.

       The BOS Server records operations only as it completes them, and cannot recover from failures by reviewing the file. The log contents are
       useful for administrative evaluation of process failures and other problems.

SEE ALSO
       UserList(5), bos_getlog(8), bosserver(8)

COPYRIGHT
       IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

       This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas
       Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.

OpenAFS 							    2012-03-26								 BOSLOG(5)