These settings control advanced logging options such as: how many endpoint service logs to keep, when to automatically delete endpoint service logs, how long to retain logs, the path for saved log files, whether a new log must be created, controls for deleting existing logs, and logging for registry search.
After completing the Local Logging page of the Create Policy wizard, click Next to proceed to the Local Logging - Advanced Options page to input more detailed options.
Use the table below to help you fill in the Local Logging - Advanced Options page.
These settings control advanced logging options such as: how many endpoint service logs to keep, when to automatically delete endpoint service logs, how long to retain logs, the path for saved log files, whether a new log must be created, controls for deleting existing logs, and logging for registry search.
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Auto Delete More Than Max Logs on Exit | - Do not delete logs (0) (Default)
- Keep a maximum number of logs (1)
| Keep only a specified number of endpoint service logs - Do not delete logs - By default, all endpoint service logs are retained until they are manually deleted.
- To have the endpoint service keep a maximum number of logs and delete the oldest logs above that number, set this to Keep a maximum number of logs
- To customize the number of logs to retain, use the setting Auto Delete More Than Max Logs On Exit Threshold, below.
- If the number of logs retained exceeds the specified threshold number, the oldest logs are deleted when the endpoint service shuts down (or restarts).
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Auto Delete More Than Max Logs On Exit Threshold | | The number of endpoint logs to retain. By default, all endpoint logs are retained until either the "Delete all logs" button is clicked (which deletes all endpoint logs) or the logs are manually deleted outside of the application. - To set the endpoint to retain the maximum number of logs and delete any logs exceeding that number (starting with the oldest), set Auto Delete More Than Max Logs On Exit to "Keep a maximum number of logs" and set the number of logs to keep in this setting.
- For example, if the value of this setting is '20,' when the endpoint service shuts down (or restarts), the 20 most recent logs are retained and any remaining logs are deleted, starting with the oldest.
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Auto Delete Old Logs On Exit | - Do not delete old logs (0) (Default)
- Delete old logs (1)
| Automatically delete endpoint service logs older than a specified number of days. - Do not delete old logs - By default, all endpoint service logs are retained until they are manually deleted.
- To have the endpoint service automatically delete logs older than a specified number of days, set this to "Delete old logs."
- To customize the number of days, use the setting Auto Delete Old Logs Threshold.
- Any logs older than the specified number of days are deleted when the endpoint service shuts down (or restarts).
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Auto Delete Old Logs Threshold | - Number of days to retain endpoint service logs
| The number of days to retain endpoint service logs. - By default, all endpoint service logs are retained until they are manually deleted.
- To have the endpoint service automatically delete logs older than a specified number of days, set the setting Auto Delete Old Logs On Exit to "Delete old logs" and specify the number of days in this setting.
- Any logs older than the specified number of days are deleted when the endpoint service shuts down (or restarts).
- Default value: 60 (days)
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Last Log Name | - Name of the previous log file
| The name of the previous log file. - Specify the name of the previous log file.
- This value is used to determine if a new log must be created (when current log name is different than last log name).
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Log Path |
| The path for saved log files. - Specify the path in which to save log files.
- Default: The default value is the user profile folder \Identity Finder\logs
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Disable Delete Logs | - Allow delete (0) (Default)
- Disable delete (1)
| Set the use of the Clear Logs buttons to delete existing logs. - Disable delete - Disable the "Clear Logs" buttons that are used to delete existing logs
- Allow delete - Default. Enable the "Clear Logs" buttons to delete existing logs
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Disable Reset Log Path | - Allow reset (0) (Default)
- Disable reset (1)
| Disable the use of the Use Default button to reset the log path. - Allow reset - Enable the "Use Default" button to reset the log path
- Disable reset - To disable the "Use Default" button to reset the log path, set this value to "Disable reset".
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Do Verbose Registry Logging | - False (0) (Default)
- True (1)
| Specify additional logging for the registry search. - False - Default. Disable additional registry logging
- True - Enable additional registry logging
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- Click Next to proceed, Previous to return to the previous screen, or Exit Without Saving
to discard. - On the first Review Policy screen you can review policy settings for the below sections.
- Click the pencil icon (
) to edit any of the sections: - Policy Setup Basics
- Activity Monitor & File Watcher
- Email Watcher
- Proxy Policy
- Agent Operations
- Additional Settings
- Advanced Options
- Click Next to proceed, Previous to return to the previous screen, or Exit Without Saving
to discard. - On the second Review Policy screen, you can review policy settings for the below sections.
- Click the pencil icon (
) to edit any of the sections: - Policy Setup Basics
- Agent Operations
- Additional Settings
- Local Reporting
- Local Logging
- Click Finish & Save to save the policy, Previous to return to the previous screen, or Exit Without Saving to discard.
