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Configure Certificate Data Store Logging

Configure the certificate data store log to change the default settings. By default, the log is configured to:

• Log information to the following file:

  cds.log

  This log is located in siteminder_home\log.

  siteminder_home

  Specifies the Policy Server installation path.

• Include informational and error messages.
• Rollover and create a backup when the file size reaches 500 KB.
• Keep ten backup copies before the oldest is erased.

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to siteminder_home\config\properties and open the following file:

   cdslog4j.properties

   Note: For more information about log4j, see the Apache website.

2. Do one or more of the following:
   • To change the logging level, update the value at the end of the following parameter:

     log4j.logger.com.ca.CertificateDataStore=
     

     Important! Do not remove the following from the parameter or logging fails:

     , CertificateDataStore
     

   • To change the output location or log name, update the file path at the end of the following parameter:

     log4j.appender.CertificateDataStore.File=
     

   • To change the size at which a file rolls over and a backup is created, update the value at the end of the following parameter:

     log4j.appender.CertificateDataStore.MaxFileSize=
     

   • To change the number of backup copies that are kept before the oldest is erased, update the value at the end of the following parameter:

     log4j.appender.CertificateDataStore.MaxBackupIndex=
     

   Note: Do not modify the settings in the ClientDispatcher section, unless CA SiteMinder® Support asks you. These settings are for debugging purposes only.

3. Save the file.

   Certificate data store logging is configured.