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If you want logs when no user is logged on, don't want to leave the admin interface running or want to track large logs, you need to use file logging (see below).
If you want logs when no user is logged on, don't want to leave the admin interface running or want to track large logs, you need to use file logging (see below).


=== What is logged (older FileZilla Server) ===
=== What is logged ===
* Connection ID (in brackets): every new connection will get a unique ID, this aids in tracking one special connection only<br>
* Connection ID (in brackets): every new connection will get a unique ID, this aids in tracking one special connection only<br>
* Time stamp
* Time stamp
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* The separator ><br>
* The separator ><br>
* Log text: Commands received, replies sent, status messages and more
* Log text: Commands received, replies sent, status messages and more
=== What is logged (newer FileZilla Server) ===
* Time stamp
* FTP session: every new connection will get a unique ID, this aids in tracking one special connection only<br>
* IP of the initiator of the connection<br>
* User name of the account using this connection, '''(not logged in)''' is shown before the login process is completed.<br>
* Message type (Command/Response).<br>
* FTP Message (Log text): Commands received, replies sent, status messages and more


Note that additional internal status messages don't follow this scheme.
Note that additional internal status messages don't follow this scheme.
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The screen log occupies the upper part of the admin interface window, directly below the toolbar. There's no facility to turn it off or move it elsewhere. Closing the admin interface deletes the complete buffered log.
The screen log occupies the upper part of the admin interface window, directly below the toolbar. There's no facility to turn it off or move it elsewhere. Closing the admin interface deletes the complete buffered log.


== Headline text ==
=== Color coding ===
=== Color coding ===
The screen log is color-coded:
The screen log is color-coded:
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The second logging possibility is logging to file. Filelog is disabled after a fresh installation and must be enabled first.
The second logging possibility is logging to file. Filelog is disabled after a fresh installation and must be enabled first.


=== What is logged (older FileZilla Server) ===
=== What is logged ===
* Connection ID (in brackets): every new connection will get a unique ID, this aids in tracking one special connection only<br>
* Connection ID (in brackets): every new connection will get a unique ID, this aids in tracking one special connection only<br>
* Time stamp
* Time stamp
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Note that additional internal status messages don't follow this scheme.
Note that additional internal status messages don't follow this scheme.
=== What is logged (newer FileZilla server) ===
* Timestamp: data and time<br>
* Message type<br>
* FileZilla process ID<br>
* Connection ID, browsing connection is 0<br>
* Log text: Commands sent, status messages and more
=== Message types ===
The following 2-digit characters represent the type of message:
* == : Status
* !! : Error
* >> : Command
* << : Reply
* WW : Warning
* DW : Debug warning
* DI : Debug info
* DV : Debug verbose
* DD : Debug debug


=== Setting up file log ===
=== Setting up file log ===
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