This chapter provides information about running the log monitor and using the log monitor configuration file.
To be alerted to a severe problem, you should monitor the system error log file produced by the server and agent components.
The log monitor program periodically activates and examines the log file for new entries. New messages found in the log file are tested against filter commands specified in the configuration file. Messages that are not filtered out during this process are sent through system e-mail to a list of recipients defined in the configuration file.