Trace (LANSA Web Server Extension)

Selecting this option will enable you to enter the Trace Options.

Enable Tracing

If Enable Trace is not selected then tracing will be switched off.

By default, tracing is switched off. Before you switch tracing on please be aware of the impact tracing will have on your system (see WARNING on dialog).

Trace File

Enter the full file name, including path information, of the trace file. The LANSA Web Server Extension will append any new message to the trace file if the file already exists. To create a completely new trace file, you may need to delete/rename the existing trace file or use a different trace file name.

The default setting is %TEMP%\lansaweb.log where %TEMP% is your system temporary directory.

Notes

• You may need to grant sufficient rights to Everyone (that is, a standard user group on Windows) for all the underlying directories of the trace file. Otherwise, the trace file may not be able to be created/updated. Alternatively, if you know what NT logon (normally IUSR_<machinename>) is used to run the LANSA Web Server Extension, you may grant rights to that account only.

• LANSA Web Server Extension will always generate a few messages when it is being started or stopped and in the case of a serious problem, even tracing is turned off by the option above. So it is expected that a trace file is always created when LANSA Web Server Extension is running. To stop the trace file from being created, you may simply use "NUL" as the trace file name.

Other Trace options

Use the other options to select the areas you want to trace.