Editing the logfiles
When the logfiles are set up and are accepting the messages, the next step is to see what is logged into the logfiles. This recipe will show you how to efficiently edit the logfiles. For example, we need to edit the logfiles in case we diagnose a problem and we need to send an excerpt of the logs to the support center. We also need to edit the logfiles when we search for some particular line of log.
How to do it…
All the logging made in Oracle SOA Suite is somehow file-based, except the console logger:
In order to edit a logfile, we first have to identify the location of the logfile.
Tip
We can find the location of logfiles in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console.
When we find the location, we can use the Windows native editors such as Notepad and WordPad or some freeware editors such as PSPad and Notepad++.
notepad AdminServer-diagnostic.log
Tip
The PSPad editor can be downloaded from the following URL:
Notepad++ can be downloaded from the following URL...
