Log

The Log application displays system logs, error messages, and activity history.

Basic Information

• Category: System
• Multi-Instance: Yes (you can open multiple log windows)
• Permission: Public (all users, but some features are permission-restricted)

Log Types

The Log application has two main menu items:

Error Log

List of errors logged in the system. Displays error messages logged by applications and the system.

Permission: log.error.view permission is required to view the error log.

Activity Log

The Activity Log menu item displays user and administrator actions performed in the system.

Permission: log.activity.view permission is required to view the activity log.

Using Error Log

Log List

The error log displays logged errors in tabular format:

Table columns:

• Level: Error severity level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL)
• Message: Error message text
• Source: Which application or component logged the error
• Time: When the error occurred
• URL: The URL where the error occurred (if relevant)

Table features:

• Sorting: Can be sorted by any column (default: descending by time)
• Pagination: 20 errors per page
• Striped display: For better readability

More information on using tables: Using Tables (TODO: This documentation is not yet created)

Filtering

The error log offers advanced filtering options:

Source filtering:

• Enter the source name in the search field
• Filtering automatically activates with 300 ms delay
• Placeholder text: “Filter source…”

Level filtering:

• Click the “Level” filter button
• Select one or more levels:
  • DEBUG
  • INFO
  • WARN
  • ERROR
  • FATAL
• Multiple levels can be selected simultaneously

Reset filters:

• If there’s an active filter, the “Reset” button appears
• Click it to clear all filters

Activity Log

The Activity Log displays user and administrator actions performed in the system in tabular format.

Table Columns

• Action: Description of the action performed (e.g. “Login”, “Plugin installed”)
• User: ID of the user who performed the action
• Resource: Type and ID of the affected resource (e.g. plugin:chat-plugin)
• Time: When the action occurred

Filtering

• User filter: Filter by user ID
• Action filter: Filter by action key (e.g. user.login, plugin.installed)

Logged Actions

The activity log records the following events:

• User login / logout
• Profile updates
• User activation / deactivation
• Group and role assignments
• Plugin installation / uninstallation
• Role and permission management

Tips and Tricks

• Combine filters: Source and level filters can be used together for precise results
• Sorting: Click column headers to change sorting
• Pagination: Use pagination buttons to view older errors
• Permissions: If you don’t see the Error Log menu item, request log.error.view permission

Related Topics

• Users - Managing permissions