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Using LDAP Request Log

LDAP Request Log is a tool that lets you monitor LDAP requests sent by LDAP Administrator and responses received from the server.

Requests and responses are displayed in the log in LDIF or DSML2 formats. This makes it possible to subsequently import data from the log to the server thus reproducing the functioning of the application.

To ensure a better readability of the information, the log provides syntax highlighting and outlining, search and navigation functionality, which significantly simplifies handling of large data volumes.

Modes of Displaying Requests and Responses

LDAP Request Log has two modes of displaying requests and responses that are returned by the server. In the usual mode, the request sent by the application and the response returned by the server are separate records in the log. The second mode is used to group requests and responses. In this mode, the request and response of the server are represented as one record that contains both detailed information on the request and the result of the request processing returned by the server. To toggle the grouping display mode, use the Group Requests and Responses button located on the toolbar.

Log Navigation

If the Group Requests and Responses option is not enabled, LDAP requests and responses returned by the server are represented as separate records. To quickly switch between the request record and the response record, place the cursor on the corresponding request/response and click Go to Response or Go to Request on the toolbar.

In LDAP, a single search request, typically generates multiple search result entries. To quickly switch between them, you can use Go to Next Search Result or Go to Previous Search Result buttons that are located on the toolbar.

The navigation commands are also available if you press on the Message ID link in the log record.

Outlining

In order to simplify the work with large data volumes, the application provides the outlining feature that allows collapsing records and presenting them as a single line that contains short information about the log record.

To collapse/expand a record, click or in the beginning of a block or right-click the record to be collapsed/expanded in the log window, and from the Outline submenu select Collapse block/Expand block command.

To collapse/expand all records, right-click in the log window and from the Outline submenu select Expand all/Collapse all command.

Managing Logging

Using the LDAP Request Log toolbar, you can manage the logging behavior and adjust the format of data representation.

To start logging: 

  • Press the Start Logging button

To stop logging: 

  • Press the Stop Logging button

To find the specified text in the log: 

  • Press the Find button

  • Enter the specified text and press Find

To save the log to a file: 

  • Press the Save button

  • Select the destination file path and name and press Save

To clear the log: 

  • Press the Clear All button

To select LDAP Request Log output format: 

  • Open the Format drop-down list

  • Select the format you want

To specify what LDAP operations to log: 

  • Open the Operations drop-down list

  • Select operations to be recorded in the log by selecting the check box next to the respective operation