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=head1 NAME
AuthLog - Traces Authentication Server operations
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The AuthLog file records a trace of Authentication Server
(B<kaserver> process) operations on the local machine and describes
any error conditions it encounters.
If the AuthLog file does not exist in the
B</usr/afs/logs> directory when the Authentication Server starts, the
server process creates it and writes initial start-up messages to it.
If there is an existing file, the Authentication Server renames it to
B<AuthLog.old>, overwriting the existing
B<AuthLog.old> file if it exists.
The file is in ASCII format. Administrators listed in the
B</usr/afs/etc/UserList> file can use the B<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
B<cat> command. By default, the mode bits on the
B<AuthLog> file grant the required B<r> (B<read>)
permission to all users.
The Authentication 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.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<UserList(1)>,
L<bos_getlog(1)>,
L<kaserver(1)>
=head1 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.