Configuring log settings

Configuring log settings

You can set WS_FTP Server to write events (such as connections, transfers and errors) to the log server.

To set the logging options:

1. From the top menu, select Server > Server Settings > Log Settings. The Log Settings page opens.
2. Specify the level of detail the server provides to the log server in Logging level.
   • None. No data is captured or supplied to the log server.
   • Errors Only. Only events that register as errors are logged.
   • Normal (selected by default). In addition to errors, the following events are logged:
     • Uploading, downloading, deleting and renaming a file
     • Removing and creating a folder
     • User authentications
     • User issues a SITE command
   • Verbose. In addition to everything logged in Normal, the following events are logged:
     • Connections and disconnections
     • Changing working directory
     • SSL negotiations, including cipher, type and strength
     • SSH negotiations, including ciphers and MACs
     • Any other command sent to the server

1. Select the types of log servers you want to write log entries to. You can enable the WS_FTP Server log server or a standard syslog server. For each enabled log server, enter the connections information for that server. If you are using the log server that was installed with WS_FTP Server, use the default selections.
   • Host name. Enter the host name or IP address of the log server.
   • Port. Enter the port over which the connection to the log server should be made.
2. Click Save.