mvfslog

Sets or displays MVFS console error logging level

APPLICABILITY

ProductCommand type
ClearCasecommand

Platform
UNIX
Windows

SYNOPSIS

  • UNIX only:
    mvfslog [ –kern·log file | –nokern·log ]
    [ none | error | warn | info | stale | debug ] [ –quiet ]

  • Windows only:
    mvfslog [ none | error | warn | info | stale | debug ]

DESCRIPTION

The mvfslog command sets or displays the verbosity level and location for MVFS console error logging. The initial setting is error, in which only RPC errors and actual MVFS errors are logged; warnings and diagnostics are suppressed.

Each logging level includes messages from the previous levels. For example, info includes messages from error and warn.

RESTRICTIONS

Identities

No special identity is required to display the logging level and location. To change the level or location, you must have one of the following identities:

  • root (UNIX)
  • Local Windows system administrator (Windows)
  • Member of the Windows Administrators group (Windows)

Locks

No locks apply.

Mastership

(Replicated VOBs only) No mastership restrictions.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

Specifying a Log File

Default
MVFS output is written to /var/adm/rational/clearcase/log/mvfs_log.

–kern·log file
Specifies a log file for MVFS output.

–nokern·log
Closes the log file and directs MVFS output to the system console.

Setting the Logging Level

Default
Displays the current error logging level. Use one of the following keywords to specify a new level; none is the least verbose; debug is the most verbose.
none RPC errors only.
error MVFS errors are logged (default setting).
warn MVFS warnings are logged.
info MVFS diagnostics on some expected errors are logged.
stale MVFS diagnostics related to ESTALE errors are logged.
debug Verbose information on many expected errors.

Suppressing Output

Default
Output is written to the log as specified by the logging level.

–quiet
Suppresses output, returning only the exit status.

SEE ALSO

mvfsstorage, mvfstime, mvfsversion



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