All Linkar SERVER errors generated by client side actions are returned back to the client. However, errors that occur in the Server are registered in log files. Such errors include those which occur from misconfiguration, server startup issues, incidents with communications with a database, and errors in communication with the client processes.
These files are important in the event of any installation or runtime problems, to be able to send information to Kosday Support.
Serilog drives the log management. When using Serilog you can select text files and/or MySQL databases as the target for the logged data.
In order to use MySQL as a the log database you will need any system with an accessible MySQL installation. It can be installed in a different system than LinkarServer as long as the MySQL user has the necessary permissions and you have the "Connection String".
Enabling the "Serilog Debugging Mode" option will log any incidence picked up by Serilog to a text file. The file is named "Serilog.LinkarServer.log" and is located in the default folder for the LinkarServer logs. The default folder will be different for Windows or Linux installations:
•Windows: %ProgramData%\KOSDAY\LinkarSuite\LOGS
•Linux: /etc/KOSDAY/LinkarSuite/LOGS
This file is created anew with each LinkarServer start. Enabling this option can be useful for gathering additional information when using MySQL logs and having problems accessing the database.
LinkarServer will extract extensive information that will be stored in multiple Serilog properties. For MySQL logs these properties will be sent to a MySQL table. For text file logs you can select which properties will be written.
The "Log Strings Max Length" allows you to truncate the max length of the information sent to the Serilog properties. A value of 0 will not apply truncation and will store the full content to the property. It is recommended to input a Max Length value, for example 2048, as some properties could receive extremely long strings that may not be useful to log. This parameter can be changed at any time without having to restart LinkarServer.
