(CWP 1.17.0 and later) Changing NES Log Levels

Updated December 23, 2025 18:34

Debbie Redmond

By default, Nymi Enterprise Server (NES) logs all messages to the log files.

NES supports the following log levels:

Level	Description	Message levels included in the log file
OFF	Turns off logging completely. NES does not log messages, regardless of their severity level.	n/a
ALL	NES logs all messages including low level debug messages, regardless of their severity level.	DEBUG INFO WARN ERROR FATAL
DEBUG	NES logs messages at the DEBUG level and higher. DEBUG messages provide detailed information for debugging and troubleshooting purposes.	DEBUG INFO WARN ERROR FATAL
INFO	NES logs messages at the INFO level and higher. INFO messages provide general information about the operation and progress of the application.	INFO WARN ERROR FATAL
WARN	NES logs messages at the WARN level and higher. WARN messages indicate potential issues or unusual conditions that might require attention.	WARN ERROR FATAL
ERROR	NES logs messages at the ERROR level and higher. ERROR messages indicate errors or exceptions that occur during the execution of the application.	ERROR FATAL
FATAL	NES logs messages at the FATAL level only. FATAL messages represent critical errors that cause the application to terminate or become unusable.	FATAL

Note: Nymi recommends that you leave the level at the default level ALL

To change the logging level, perform the following steps:

Edit the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\nes_service_name\nes\web.config file and in the <log4net> section, change the value for each level value parameter from to the required level.

For example, to change from the default value ALL to DEBUG:


                        <root>
                            <level value="DEBUG" />
                            <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" />
                        </root>
                        <logger additivity="false" name="RollingLogFileAppender">
                        <level value="DEBUG" />
                          <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" />
                        </logger>

Edit the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\nes_service_name\NEnrollment\web.config file and in the <log4net> section, change the value for each level value parameter from ALL to INFO.

For example, to change from the default value ALL to INFO:


                        <root>
                        <level value="INFO" />
                            <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" />
                        </root>
                        <logger additivity="false" name="RollingLogFileAppender">
                            <level value="INFO" />
                            <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" />
                        </logger>

Edit the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\nes_service_name\AuthenticationService\web.config file and in the <log4net> section, change the value for each level value parameter from Information to Verbose.

For example, to change from the default value ALL to FATAL:


                        <root>
                            <level value="FATAL" />
                            <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" />
                        </root>
                        <logger additivity="false" name="RollingLogFileAppender">
                                <level value="FATAL" />
                             <appender-ref ref="RollingLogFileAppender" />
                        </logger>

(CWP 1.17.0 and later) Changing NES Log Levels

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