User session (through EG or DI) logs to be saved in a central location along with their log window

[sathya66]

all,

Enabled user workspace logs for the users but in the  logs, it is not capturing the actual code when they run. It is capturing only when they connected/opened a session and if they have any ERRORs in their code/session.

How to capture  all session logs along with user submitted code. 

Thanks

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

See https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=bisag&docsetTarget=p0atyzdgfzbsjfn1j4bbbt14ic7t.htm&docsetVe... 

Navigate to your WorkspaceServer path in the configuration.

Make a copy of the logconfig.trace.xml file (e.g. logconfig.xxx.xml).

In this file, modify this block:

   <!-- IOM protocol message logger -->
   <logger name="IOM" immutability="true">
      <level value="Debug"/>
   </logger>

from "Debug" to "Info". Additionally, change the FileNamePattern in line 10, if you want the log files in another location.

Save the file.

Then, add this line to your sasv9_usermods.cfg file:

-logconfigloc "/sasconf/Lev1/SASApp/WorkspaceServer/logconfig.xxx.xml"

[sathya66]

Thanks,
Above config change is to trouble shoot the workspace server issues?
can we do this in logconfig.xml file? as we enabled the workspace logs in this logocfig.xml file.

[Kurt_Bremser]

What are your workspace server issues?

[sathya66]

don't have any issues with our workspace server but above link suggests don't amend logconfig_tarce.xml until sas requests so I am just thinking to amend it logconfig.xml

[Kurt_Bremser]

Start with the logconfig.trace.xml. The change from "Debug" to "Info" prevents excessive logging.

With the standard logconfig.xml, you would have to implement a lot more changes, and end up with basically the same file.

Believe me, I have given you the EXACT layout of our logconfig file, which works very well in production.

This is the diff from trace to our file:

10c10
<          <param name="FileNamePattern" value="/sas/conf/Lev1/SASApp/WorkspaceServer/Logs/SASApp_WorkspaceServer_%d_%S{hostname}_%S{pid}.log"/>
---
>          <param name="FileNamePattern" value="$HOME/logs/SASApp_WorkspaceServer_%d_%S{hostname}_%S{pid}.log"/>
122c122
<       <level value="Debug"/>
---
>       <level value="Info"/>

while this is the diff from logconfig.xml to our file:

2c2
< <logging:configuration xmlns:logging="http://www.sas.com/xml/logging/1.0/">
---
> <logging:configuration xmlns:logging="http://www.sas.com/xml/logging/1.0/" debug="true">   
3a4,17
>    <!-- Rolling log file with default rollover of midnight -->
>    <appender class="RollingFileAppender" name="TimeBasedRollingFile">
>       <param name="Append" value="false"/>
>       <param name="Unique" value="true"/>
>       <param name="ImmediateFlush" value="true"/>      
>       <rollingPolicy class="TimeBasedRollingPolicy">
>          <param name="FileNamePattern" value="$HOME/logs/SASApp_WorkspaceServer_%d_%S{hostname}_%S{pid}.log"/>
>       </rollingPolicy>
>       <layout>
>          <param name="HeaderPattern" value="Host: '%S{hostname}', OS: '%S{os_family}', Release: '%S{os_release}', SAS Version: '%S{sup_ver_long2}', Command: '%S{startup_cmd}'"/>
>          <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%t] %X{Client.ID}:%u - %m"/>
>       </layout>
>    </appender>
> 
10c24
<       </filter>    
---
>       </filter>
69d82
< 
82c95
<       <level value="Error"/>
---
>       <level value="error"/>
88d100
<    <logger name="App" immutability="true"/>
90d101
<    <logger name="IOM" immutability="true"/>
93c104
<    <logger name="Admin.Operations" additivity="false">
---
>    <logger name="Admin.Operations">
103a115,124
>    <!-- Application message logger -->
>    <logger name="App" immutability="true">
>       <level value="Info"/>
>    </logger>
> 
>    <!-- IOM protocol message logger -->
>    <logger name="IOM" immutability="true">
>       <level value="Info"/>
>    </logger>
> 
106a128
>       <appender-ref ref="TimeBasedRollingFile"/> 

[gwootton]

By default the Workspace Server's logconfig.xml file does not create a log file, it only writes failures to the host system log (Events in Windows, syslog in Unix).

If you modified the default logconfig.xml to create a file it would only write those same things unless you added additional logger(s) to capture the other information you want.

I believe App.Program set to INFO would capture the submitted code and it's result, similar to what is seen in the Enterprise Guide log output.

[Kurt_Bremser]

Setting the logger to Info catches the log sent to the client into the log file, with the addition of tinestamps. I use these logs for documentation (e.g. possibld GDPR violations) and assistance (by displaying the N last lines of the file with tail I can watch "live" what people are doing, and do not have to rely on their descriptions).

[sathya66]

Thanks,
I tested it and worked.
I will accept this as a solution and will close this ticket .
one last question.
what is the difference between
logconfig.xml vs logconfig.trace.xml (I know we use logconfig.trace.xml for tracing/debugging if we have any issues with workspace)
and
sasv9.cfg vs sasv9_usermods.cfg

or there is no difference.

[Kurt_Bremser]

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@sathya66 wrote:

what is the difference between
logconfig.xml vs logconfig.trace.xml (I know we use logconfig.trace.xml for tracing/debugging if we have any issues with workspace)

---

See my other post to give you a picture.

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and
sasv9.cfg vs sasv9_usermods.cfg

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sasv9.cfg is the standard configuration file. Do not make any changes to it; updates to the SAS software will overwrite it. sasv9_usermods.cfg (as with any other _usermods files) is the place where you put your changes, as these files will not be overwritten by SAS updates.

[Anand_V]

Hi @sathya66 

I would go with suggestion from @Kurt_Bremser . You can rename the logconfig.trace.xx.xml to logconfig.xml if you want. Make a backup of the original one.