Logging using NLog.Logger

Frank 6 months ago

Hello Community,

I am trying to improve our logging and I have found that NLog.Logger is a really great framework,

but somehow I can't see the logs created by the scripts (VB.NET Code) called by the processes.

Is there something I am missing here?

My code from an external custom script

Dim log As NLog.Logger = LogManager.GetLogger(LogNames.JobGenLog)
log.Debug("Log entry from JobGenLog logger")

globallog.config

<nlog autoReload="true" xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
	<targets>
		<default-wrapper xsi:type="AsyncWrapper" batchSize="1000" overflowAction="Block" timeToSleepBetweenBatches="0" />
		<target name="jobgenlogfileTmp" xsi:type="File" fileName="C:/OneIdentity/Log/${appName}_jobgen.log" layout="${layout}" encoding="utf-8"
			archiveFileName="C:/OneIdentity/Log/${appName}_jobgen.{#}.log" maxArchiveFiles="7" archiveEvery="Day" archiveNumbering="Rolling"/>		
	</targets>

	<rules>
		<logger name="JobGenLog" minlevel="Debug" writeTo="jobgenlogfileTmp"/>
	</rules>
</nlog>

I am able to see the generated logs by the processes, but not by the VB.Net custom scripts that the process is calling.

Any hints where or what to check?

Thank you!

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0 Markus Weiss-Ehlers 6 months ago

If you check the documentation (https://support.oneidentity.com/technical-documents/identity-manager/9.1.1/process-monitoring-and-troubleshooting-guide/11#TOPIC-1990529) you will see, that the JobGenLog is only used during the generation of a process.

You will find more sample in other threads (How can i trace the script on IDM) or in a video series on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR_ECXNh_Lc)
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0 Frank 5 months ago in reply to Markus Weiss-Ehlers

hi Markus Weiss-Ehlers ,

thanks for your reply.

I have tried, but seems that I cannot write into the JobGenLog logger.

my code has this

Dim logJobGenLog = NLog.LogManager.GetLogger("JobGenLog")
logJobGenLog.Debug("This is a simple log, level (Debug), logger (JobGenLog)")

and the XML is this

<nlog autoReload="true" xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
	<targets>
		<target name="customDebug" xsi:type="File" fileName="C:\CustomDebug\customDebug.log" layout="${longdate} ${level:upperCase=true} (${logger}) : ${event-context:item=Indention}${message} ${exception}" encoding="utf-8" />
	</targets>

	<rules>
		<logger name="JobGenLog" minlevel="Debug" writeTo="customDebug"/>
		<logger name="CCC*" minlevel="Debug" writeTo="customDebug"/>
	</rules>
</nlog>

I have also tried with a custom logger, "CCC_Test", I manage to write in a new file, but not in the sametarget "customDebug".
Any idea perhaps?

0 Markus Weiss-Ehlers 5 months ago in reply to Frank

How did you test your code and where is the code placed? Your XML is part of which file?
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0 Frank 5 months ago in reply to Markus Weiss-Ehlers

I have a process, which calls a custom script called "CCC_Test" in one of the steps

From Object Browser I trigger the process sending an event.

The XML provided is part of the globallog.config file.

The goal is to have in one file both logs from the process (JobGenLog) and from the logs coming from the script.
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0 Frank 5 months ago in reply to Markus Weiss-Ehlers

I have a process, which calls a custom script called "CCC_Test" in one of the steps

From Object Browser I trigger the process sending an event.

The XML provided is part of the globallog.config file.

The goal is to have in one file both logs from the process (JobGenLog) and from the logs coming from the script.
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