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Searching the Log

By default, the system log displays up to 100 warnings and errors from the last hour. To search for an entry that is not displayed, select the exact time period to search and other required search options.

To search the log:

1. In Action, select present results.
2. In Show, select the check boxes representing the fields you want displayed in the search results.
3. In the search area, enter your search criteria. Below the edit area, you can select the check boxes representing the following search options:
   • Message: Searches according to the text of the message.
   • Info: Searches according to the info field, which contains additional information about the log entry.
   • Reporter: Searches according to the system component that generated the message.
   • User: Searches according to the user name.
   • Session: Searches according to the session number.
   • IP Address: Searches according to the IP address of the client.
4. In Time range, enter a time interval for the most recent number (up to 99) of minutes, hours or days to search (for example, the last 7 days),

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5. Enter the exact date and time period to search in the from and to fields, using the date format supplied. This determines the section of the system log to be searched.

   Tip: You can select a date and time from the calendar and clock by clicking .

6. From the Following drop-down list, select the time zone. The default option is User time zone.
7. In Level, select the check boxes representing the message types (debug, info, warning and error) to include in the search results.
8. Click Search. The results are displayed below the search area.

   Tip: Click the letter representing the message type to filter the search results to only display that type of message. Click the user name to only display messages for that user.