Log
Viewing and
Management
NFM's logs are very easy to work with, view, manipulate, and
save. This section will give outline how to work with the logs
in a variety of ways.
Viewing
To view logs for a specific computer (or computers)
select it from the computer list by clicking on it. Hold CONTROL
on your keyboard to select multiple computers. Once you have
computers selected click on "View File Usage Log" under the "Log
Viewing" pane, OR under the "View" menu. Choose
"For Selected Computer" to load the logs.
If you want to view logs for all computers just click on the
"For All Computers" instead.
If you click on "View Activity Log" you will be able to view
all of NFM's internal activity messages - such as when monitoring
was started and stopped, when email deliveries were made, and
important debug messages.
Additionally, you can view a computer's file usage logs by right
clicking on it in the computer list, and selecting "View File
Usage".
Note: If the computer list is not visible click
on "View" then "View Computer List".
Saving Logs
To save a log click on "Log Actions" then "Save Log". Then enter
a name for the saved log report. You will be asked if you want
to view the saved log after the save completes.
Clearing Logs
Clearing logs operates the same as viewing logs, except that
instead of loading the logs, you click on "Log Actions" then
"Clear All Logs" or "Clear Log for Selected Computer". You
can also clear logs from the "Options" menu.
Archiving Logs
Archiving logs allows you to save all your computer logs in one
easy step, allowing you to then clear logs and start fresh. To
archive logs click on "Log Archiving" under the "Options" pane,
then choose what format you want to save the logs in. You will
have to provide a directory to archive your logs to.
Filtering Logs
Logs can grow large very fast on active computers. You can use
the filtering function to only list logs created on a specific
date. To do this click on "Log Actions" then "Filter Logs by
Date...". Choose a date to filter logs for. When you load logs
entries from that day will be listed only.
Searching Logs
To quickly search a log after loading it, enter in a text string
to search with and click the search icon. You can do this in
the toolbar at the top of the NFM interface. You can search
logs for dates, times, usernames, file names, file extensions,
or any other keyword you can think of. Once a log is searched
and its results are displayed you can then save this custom
search result using the "Save Log" command explained
above. This is useful for printing out reports containing specific
data (such as torrent downloads or text file modifications).
