To monitor server activity, you can reference the server’s log files. CuteFTP Server supports W3C, Microsoft IIS and NCSA log file formats. Server events are logged to a file named [log file format]yymmdd.log. The log file format abbreviations used in the log file name are:
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Log File Format |
Abbreviation |
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W3C |
Ex |
|
Microsoft IIS |
In |
|
NCSA |
Nc |
Start the Administrator Interface and connect to the server.
At the bottom of the left pane, click the Server tab.
In the left pane, make sure the server is still selected.
In the right pane, click the Server Options tab.
From the Log file format list, choose W3C, or Microsoft IIS or NCSA.
Click Apply.
Changing the log format will disconnect any active users. If you choose to change your log format, try doing so when your users are inactive, or your sites are stopped.
W3C format records all times in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
Start the Administrator Interface and connect to the server.
At the bottom of the left pane, click the Server tab.
In the left pane, make sure the server is still selected.
In the right pane, click the Server Options tab.
In the Folder to save log files box, type the path for your server's log files , or click the little yellow folder to select a path.
Click Apply.
By default, log files are saved in the CuteFTP Server program folder.
Start the Administrator Interface and connect to the server.
At the bottom of the left pane, click the Server tab.
In the left pane, make sure the server is still selected.
In the right pane, click the Server Options tab.
Below the Log file format list, select one of the following: Never, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
Click Apply.
Note
Logs are not written to disk in real-time. As events occur, the server buffers those events in real-time and then flushes (writes) them to file once either a) 60 lines are available, or b) 32KB of log data is received in 1 second or less.