Turn on Syslogging

Using syslog can be wonderful when debugging.

Syslog.Server

Use the Syslog.Server tool to be the syslog server on your local host. This will log to the filename you specify on the command line.

Entire ETL Layer

To turn syslogging on for the ETL processes:

1. stop the Truxton service.

   net stop truxton
   

2. Edit the C:\ProgramData\Truxton\Settings\TruxtonSettings.xml
3. Add the following lines fields:

   <truxton_options>
     <syslog>localhost</syslog>
     <syslogport>514</syslogport>
   </truxton_options>
   

4. Start the Syslog.server management tool. You can specify a log file on the command line if you wish.

   Syslog.server c:\temp\log.txt
   

5. Restart the Truxton service.

   net start truxton