J-Web Configuration

1. Select Configuration > View and Edit > Edit Configuration > Security > Traceoptions Configure. The Configuration page appears.
2. Select the No remote trace checkbox to disable remote tracing.
3. In the Rate limit edit box, enter parameters to limit the incoming rate of trace messages. The edit field here accepts a numeric value between 0 and 4294967295.
4. Select the Use local files checkbox to write trace messages to a local file. The trace file is saved in the /var/log/directory.
5. In the Filename edit box, enter a name for the file to which you want trace information written. This name is a text string between 1 and 1024 character and it cannot include spaces, / or % characters. If you do not create a name, the default name for this file is “security.”
6. In the Files edit box, enter the maximum number of trace files that can accumulate. This is a numeric value between 2 and 1000 used to limit the amount of trace files created. The default value is 3.
7. In the Match edit box, enter matching criteria in the for information logged to the trace file. This is a regular expression for matching against. Wildcard (*) characters are accepted.
8. In the Size edit box, enter size parameters to limit the maximum size to which a trace file can grow. This is a numeric value from 10240 to 1073741824. Once the file reaches that size, it is compressed and renamed to<filename>0.gz and the next one is named <filename>1.gz, and so on.
9. Select either the Yes or the No Word readable checkbox. If you select Yes, you are allowing any user to read the trace file.
10. To turn traceoptions on and to perform more than one tracing operation, click the Add new entry link beside Flag to include multiple flag commands. You can include the following flags:
    • all — Trace everything
    • compilation — Trace compilation events
    • configuration — Trace configuration events
    • routing-socket — Trace routing socket events
11. Click OK to return to the configuration page.
12. In the Advanced section, you can enter groups to which to apply these trace option settings or you can enter groups to exclude from these settings. Click the Add new entry link beside the Apply groups or Apply groups except option to enter one or more groups for inclusion or exclusion.
13. When finished, click one of the following buttons:
    • OK — This applies your settings and returns you to the previous level in the configuration hierarchy.
    • Cancel — This clears the settings you have not yet applied and returns you to the previous level in the configuration hierarchy.
    • Refresh — This updates the display with any changes to the configuration made by other users.
    • Commit — This verifies your entries and applies them to the current configuration file running on the routing platform.
    • Discard — This removes settings applied to, or deletes existing statements or identifiers from, the configuration.

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