Symantec 14541094 User Guide - Page 225

Monitoring and recording sessions 225 Monitoring events in Symantec pcAnywhere server protects the security of the log files and frees the resources on the local computer from storing large log files. Generating pcAnywhere log files on a central server Symantec pcAnywhere log generation sends information about pcAnywhere events to a pcAnywhere-generated log file. You must have access rights to the server on which you want to create the log file. To generate pcAnywhere log files on another computer 1 In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the Edit menu, click Preferences. 2 In the pcAnywhere Options window, on the Event Logging tab, check Enable pcAnywhere log generation. 3 Check Record pcAnywhere log on central server. 4 In the Path box, type the full path to the location on the server in which you want to generate the log file. 5 To specify the authentication information needed to access the server, click Advanced. 6 In the Authentication Information dialog box, in the User name box, type your user name. 7 In the Password box, type your password. 8 If you are connecting to a Windows XP/2003 Server/2000/NT host and have been assigned to a domain, in the Domain box, type your domain name. 9 Click OK. This returns you to the Event Logging tab from which you can test your connection or select the events that you want to log. See "Generating a pcAnywhere log file" on page 223. 10 In the pcAnywhere Options window, click OK. Logging events in the Event Viewer on another computer Symantec pcAnywhere lets you send information about pcAnywhere events to the Event Viewer on another computer that is running Windows XP/2003 Server/2000/NT. You must have access rights to the computer on which you want to create the log file.