Set Logging Options

Logging options apply to the active VPN session. Changing the logging settings clears the event log and the new logging settings take effect immediately.

To set logging options for the VPN Client:

  1. Click the Log tab.

  2. Click Options at the top of the VPN Client window. The Log Settings dialog box appears.

Table 7-1 describes the log classes that generate events in the VPN Client log viewer.

Table 7-1 VPN Client Logging Classes 

Log Class

Description

Module

[LOG.IKE]

Internet Key Exchange module, which manages secure associations.

IKE

[LOG.CM]

Connection Manager (CM), which drives VPN connections. (CM dials a PPP device, configures IKE for establishing secure connections, and manages connection states.)

Connection Manager

[LOG.CVPND]

Cisco VPN Daemon, which initializes client service and controls the messaging process and flow.

Daemon (cvpnd)

[LOG.XAUTH]

Extended authorization application, which validates a remote user's credentials.

eXtended AUTHentication

[LOG.CERT]

Certificate management process, which handles obtaining, validating, and renewing certificates from certificate authorities. CERT also displays errors that occur as you use the application.

Certificates

[LOG.IPSEC]

IPSec module, which obtains network traffic and applies IPSec rules to it.

IPSec

[LOG.CLI]

Command-Line Interface, which allows you to perform certain operations from the command line rather than using the VPN Client graphical user interface.

Command Line

[LOG.GUI]

The VPN Client for Mac OS X user interface.

Graphical User Interface

  1. Select the logging level for each module that uses logging services. The logging levels allow you to choose the amount of information you want to capture.

There are four logging levels:

  1. Click Apply. This clears the event log and immediately applies the new logging levels.



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