Microsoft KB Archive/930842

= SoftGrid Management Console 4.x logging options =

Article ID: 930842

Article Last Modified on 3/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SoftGrid for Terminal Services
 * Microsoft SoftGrid for Windows Desktops

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



SUMMARY
This article discusses the following Microsoft SoftGrid Management Console 4.x logging options:
 * Log file location for the Sftmmc.log file
 * Logging level values and description
 * How to configure the logging level



MORE INFORMATION
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

Log file location
The SoftGrid Management Console log file (Sftmmc.log) is in the following location:

%ProgramFiles%\Softricity\SoftGrid Management Console\sftmmc.log

How to configure the logging level
To configure the logging level, exit the SoftGrid Management Console if it is running, and then follow these steps:  Start Registry Editor. In the Navigation pane, locate and then right-click the following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Softricity

 Click SoftGrid Management Console. Review the values that are listed for the LogLevel entry.  If the LogLevel entry does not exist, go to step 5. If LogLevel entry exists, go to step 7.</ol> </li> Right-click SoftGrid Management Console, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> For New Value #1 type LogLevel .</li> Right-click LogLevel, and then click Modify.</li> For Value data, type the appropriate Value from the table in the &quot;Logging level values and description&quot; section, and then click OK.</li> Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the SoftGrid Management Console.</li></ol>

Note The log file is only created when an error occurs. However, if the SoftGrid Management Console is running while changes are made to the registry, the log file will not be created when an error occurs. In this scenario, you must exit and then restart the SoftGrid Management Console to enable error logging. <div class="references_section">