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How to obtain the Symantec DLP Server Log files: location and description
DLP provides many operational log files that can be used to interpret how the system is running.
In DLP 15.0 and earlier, the log folders are found in the following locations:
Linux: /var/log/SymantecDLP/
Windows: SymantecDLPProtectlogs
In DLP 15.1 and newer, the log folders are found in the following locations:
Windows:
C:ProgramDataSymantecData Loss PreventionEnforce Server15.1logs
C:ProgramDataSymantecData Loss PreventionDetection Server15.1logs
Linux:
/var/log/Symantec/DataLossPrevention/Enforce Server/15.1/
/var/log/Symantec/DataLossPrevention/Detection Server/15.1/
| Log File Name | Description | Server |
| Aggregator0.log | This file describes communications between the detection
server and the agents. Look at this log to troubleshoot the following problems: ¦ Connection to the agents ¦ To find out why incidents do not appear when they should ¦ If unexpected agent events occur |
Endpoint detection
servers |
| BoxMonitor0.log | This file is typically very small, and it shows how the application processes are running. The BoxMonitor process oversees the detection server processes that pertain to that particular server type. For example, the processes that run on Network Monitor are file reader and packet capture. | All detection servers |
| ContentExtractor0.log | This log file may be helpful for troubleshooting
ContextExtractor issues. |
All detection servers,
Enforce Server |
| DiscoverNative.log.0 | Contains the log statements that the Network Discover native code emits. Currently contains the information that is related to ,pst scanning. This log file applies only to the Network Discover Servers that run on Windows platforms. | Discover detection
servers |
| FileReader0.log | This log file pertains to the file reader process and contains application-specific logging, which may be helpful in resolving issues in detection and incident creation. Look at this log file to find out why an incident was not detected. One symptom that shows up is content extractor timeouts | All detection servers |
| IncidentPersister0.log | This log file pertains to the Incident Persister process. This process reads incidents from the incidents folder on the Enforce Server, and writes them to the database. Look at this log if the incident queue on the Enforce Server (manager) grows too large. This situation can be observed also by checking the incidents folder on the Enforce Server to see if incidents have backed up. | Enforce Server |
| Indexer0.log | This log file contains information when an EDM profile is indexed. It also includes the information that is collected when the external indexer is used. If indexing fails then this log should be consulted. | Enforce Server (or
computer where the external indexer is running) |
| jdbc.log | This log file is a trace of JDBC calls to the database. By default, writing to this log is turned off. | Enforce Server |
| MonitorController0.log | This log file is a detailed log of the connections between the Enforce Server and the detection servers. It gives details around the information that is exchanged between these servers including whether policies have been pushed to the detection servers or not. | Enforce Server |
| PacketCapture.log | This log file pertains to the packet capture process that
reassembles packets into messages and writes to the drop_pcap directory. Look at this log if there is a problem with dropped packets or traffic is lower than expected. PacketCapture is not a Java process, so it does not follow the same logging rules as the other Symantec Data Loss Prevention system processes. |
All detection servers |
| PacketCapture0.log | This log file describes issues with PacketCapture
communications. |
All detection servers |
| RequestProcessor0.log | This log file pertains to SMTP Prevent only. The log file is primarily for use in cases where SmtpPrevent_operational0.log is not sufficient. | SMTP Prevent
detection servers |
| ScanDetail-target-0.log | Where target is the name of the scan target. All white spaces in the target’s name are replaced with hyphens. This log file pertains to Discover server scanning. It is a file by file record of what happened in the scan. If the scan of the file is successful, it reads success, and then the path, size, time, owner, and ACL information of the file scanned. If it failed, a warning appears followed by the file name. | Discover detection
servers |
| SmtpPrevent_operational0.log | This operational log file pertains to SMTP Prevent only. It is the primary log for tracking health and activity of a Mail Prevent system. Look at this file for information on the communications between the MTA and detection server. | SMTP Prevent
detection servers |
| TomcatLocalhost.<date>.log | This log file contains information for any action that involves the user interface. The log includes the User Interface red error message box, password fails when logging on ) and Oracle errors (ORA –#). | Enforce Server |
| Tomcat Localhost_access_log.<date>.txt
|
This log contains the record of all URLs requested. | Enforce Server |
| VontuIncidentPersister.log | This log file contains minimal information –stdout and stderr only (fatal events). | Enforce Server |
| VontuManager.log | This log file contains minimal information –stdout and stderr only (fatal events). | Enforce Server |
| VontuMonitor.log | This log file contains minimal information –stdout and stderr only (fatal events). | All detection servers |
| VontuMonitorController.log | This log file contains minimal information –stdout and stderr only (fatal events). | Enforce Server |
| VontuNotifier.log | This log file pertains to the Notifier service and its
communications with the Enforce Server and the MonitorController service. Look at this file to see if the MonitorController service registered a policy change |
Enforce Server |
| VontuUpdate.log | This log file is populated when Symantec Data Loss
Prevention is updated. |
Enforce Server |
| WebPrevent_Access0.log | This access log file pertains to Web Prevent only. It records all the requests that Web Prevent processes. It is similar to Web access logs for a proxy server. | Web Prevent
detection servers |
| WebPrevent_Operational0.log | This operational log file pertains to Web Prevent only. It
reports the operating condition of Web Prevent such as whether the system is up or down, connection management, and so on. This log is the primary log file for tracking Web Prevent operations. |
Web Prevent
detection servers |