# FileWave Log File Locations The following lists the locations of log files, as well as some additional files used by FileWave across the FileWave family of products ## FileWave Admin ### FileWave Admin Logs
**Details** | **File** | **Location** |
**FileWave Admin Log** Logs all FileWave Admin Connection Activity | FileWaveAdmin.log, FileWaveAdmin.log.\* | macOS `~/Library/Application Support/FileWave/FileWaveAdmin.log` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\FileWaveAdmin.log` |
**Client Logs** Retrieved Client Logs | ClientLog\_**$IP\_$Port\_$date**.log | macOS `~/Library/Application Support/FileWave/Client Logs/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\Client Logs\` |
**Server Logs** Retrieved Server Logs FileWave Admin > Server > Get Logfile | fwxserver\_**$timestamp**.log | macOS `~/Library/Application Support/FileWave/Server Logs/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\Server Logs\` |
**Details** | **File** | **Location** |
**FileWave Admin Settings** Settings for the local FileWave Admin App | **macOS** - com.filewave.FileWaveAdmin.plist - com.filewave.admin.plist **Windows** - Registry | macOS `~/Library/Preferences/` Windows `HKCU\Software\FileWave\FileWave Admin` |
**Exported Views** Views saved from FileWave Admin: \* Views > Export Current View | Filesets Export (**$date**).txt | macOS `~/Library/Application Support/FileWave/Exports` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\Exports` |
**Details** | **File** | **Location** |
**Booster Log** Global Booster activity | fwbooster.log | macOS/Linux `/private/var/log/fwbooster.log` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\FWBooster\fwbooster.log` |
**NATS** NATS Booster Logs | **macOS/Linux** - nats-booster.err.log - nats-booster.out.log **Windows** - nats-booster.log | macOS/Linux `/private/var/log/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\FWBooster\NATS\nats-booster.log` |
**Discovery Log** Only exists when discovery configured and run | **macOS/Linux** - fwdiscovery.log | macOS/Linux `/private/var/log/fwdiscovery.log` |
**Details** | **File** | **Location** |
**Client Logs** Global Client activity | fwcld.log | macOS `/var/log/fwcld.log` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\FWClient\fwcld.log` |
**Kiosk Logs** Kiosk application activity | FWGUI.log | macOS `~/Library/Application\ Support/FileWave/FWGUI.log` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\FWGUI.log` |
**Fileset Script Logs** Logs generated by Fileset scripts | macOS **$Fileset\_ID**/**$script\_name\_from\_fileset**.log Windows **$Fileset\_ID**\\**$script\_name\_from\_fileset**.log | macOS `/var/log/fwcld/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\log\fwcld\` |
**Custom Field Logs** Logs generated by Custom Fields | custom\_field\_script.**$script\_type**.log e.g. - custom\_field\_script.ps1.log - custom\_field\_script.sh.log | macOS `/var/log/fwcld/1/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\log\fwcld\1\` |
**Fileset Blocker Script Logs** Logs generated by Blocker Scripts | blocker\_script.**$script\_type**.log e.g. - blocker\_script.py.log - blocker\_script.bat.log | macOS `/var/log/fwcld/1/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\log\fwcld\1\` |
**Installer (PKG / MSI) Logs** Logs generated from PKG/MSI Filesets | **$Fileset\_ID**.log | macOS `/usr/local/etc/FileWaveInstallerLogfiles/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\FileWaveInstallerLogfiles\` |
**Details** | **File** | **Location** |
**FileWave Client Settings** Settings for the FileWave Client | **macOS** - fwcld.plist **Windows** - Registry | macOS `/usr/local/etc/` Windows `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Filewave\WinClient` |
**FileWave Client Preferences** Preference file containing unique client details | **macOS** - com.filewave.Client.plist **Windows** - client.ini | macOS `/Library/Preferences/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\` |
**FileWave Client Certificate** Unique certificate & key per client | - client.crt - client.key | macOS `/var/FileWave/` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\FWClient\` |
**Trust Store** Store for self-signed certificates | \*.crt | macOS `/private/var/FileWave/trust_store` Windows `C:\ProgramData\FileWave\FWClient\trust_store` |
Cells highlighted in blue indicate files that are unique per client. These files should not be included when copying or migrating clients from one machine to another. To de-personalise a device, without removing the FileWave Client, some files would require editing, whilst others would need to be removed. If it was felt this was a requirement, consider contacting support to assist with this process.
## FileWave Imaging Server (IVS) ### IVS Logs**Details** | **File** | **Location** |
**Django Imaging Server Logs** Django logs for requests regarding Serial numbers, names etc. made by netbooted clients | filewave\_imaging\_server\*.log | `/imaging/logs/` |
**Windows Image Upload Logs** Captured Windows image uploads | fwadmin.log | `/imaging/logs/fwadmin.log` |
**Windows Image Upload Logs** Captured Windows image uploads | fwadmin-dlog.log | `/var/log/fwadmin-dlog.log` |
**Messages Logs** Netboot/PXE Queries & Responses,TFTP transfers, NFS Mounts | dnsmasq Log | CentoS `/var/log/messages` Debian `/var/log/syslog` |
**Apache Imaging Server Logs** Apache logs for requests regarding Serial numbers, names etc. made by netbooted clients | netboot\_\*.log | `/imaging/logs/` |
**Client Imaging Logs** Client logs - indicating progress of imaging operation of netbooted clients | **$Serial/$Mac-$Date** | `/imaging/logs/` |
**FileWave Client Log** IVS FileWave Client Log | fwcld.log | `/var/log/fwcld.log` |
**Details** | **File** | **Location** |
**Apache Logs** Server Apache logs | - access\_log, access\_log.\* - error\_log, error\_log.\* - forensic\_log - httpd.pid | `/usr/local/filewave/apache/logs/` |
**Apache Exporter Logs** Server Apache Exporter Logs | - apache\_exporter.out.log - apache\_exporter.err.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Alert Manager Logs** Server Alert Manager logs | - alertmanager.out.log - alertmanager.err.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**FileWave Admin Audit Logs** Audit logs from FileWave Admin | audit.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/audit.log` |
**FileWave Admin Audit Logs** Audit logs from FileWave Admin | fwaaudit-\[date\].txt | `/private/var/log/FWAdmin Audit/` |
**FileWave Dotenv file** Environment variable like configs across services. | \*.env | `/usr/local/etc/filewave/.env` |
**Django Logs** Server Django logs | - filewave\_django.log, filewave\_django.log.\* - filewave\_django\_vpp.log - filewave\_django\_classroom.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**LDAP Logs** Logs from LDAP | fwldap.log, fwldap.log.\* | `/private/var/log/` |
**Software Update Logs** Software Update logs | fwsu.log | `/private/var/log/fwsu.log` |
**FWX Process Logs** Various fwx process logs | - fwxadmin.log - fwxother.log - fwxserver.log | `/private/var/log/` |
**Model Update Service Log** | model\_update\_service.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Migration Logs** Server migration logs | fwxserver-migration-\* | `/var/log/fwxserver-migration-*` |
**Grafana Logs** | - grafana.log - grafana.out.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Installer Logs** Linux installer logs | install.log | `/private/var/log/install.log` |
**mtail Logs** Server mtail logs | - mtail.out.log - mtail.err.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**NATS Logs** NATS logs | - nats-server.out.log - nats-server.err.log - nats-server-jwt.out.log - nats-server-jwt.err.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Web Admin Logs** | - node\_exporter.out.log - node\_exporter.err.log - task\_executor.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Postgres Exporter Logs** | - postgres\_exporter.out.log - postgres\_exporter.err.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Postgres Database Logs** | postgresql-**$day**.log | `/usr/local/filewave/fwxserver/DB/pg_data/pg_log/*.log` |
**Prometheus Logs** | - prometheus\_pushprox.out.log - prometheus\_pushprox.err.log - prometheus.out.log - prometheus.err.log - redis\_exporter.out.log - redis\_exporter.err.log - redis.out.log - redis.err.log - redis.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**FileWave Server Logs** | request\_errors.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**SQL Logs** | sql.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Update Controller Logs** Removed in FileWave 14.10 | - update\_controller\_access.log - update\_controller.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Client Monitor** | client-monitor.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**FileWave Log Messages** | task\_executor.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |
**Scheduler Log Messages** | huey.log | `/usr/local/filewave/log/` |