WinVNC 4.1.1 logging

Scott C. Best sbest "at" best.com
Tue May 24 18:45:01 2005


 	Okay, I'll try that. Can you please describe the details
of the log setting I need to make to the registry so that:

1. In Service-Mode, it logs all connections to WinVNC.log

2. In User-Mode, it logs all connections to stdout


thanks,
Scott

On Tue, 24 May 2005, James Weatherall wrote:

> Scott,
>
> The DebugMode and DebugLevel settings only apply to the VNC 3 series, as
> indicated in my posting that you referred to earlier.
>
> For VNC 4 series servers, you need to add the Log setting to the registry,
> under HKLM/Software/RealVNC/WinVNC4.  VNC 4 will *not* display a log console
> when running in Service-Mode - you will need to direct log output to a
> different destination, such as the EventLog or a file.  Console log output
> is normally only available when running in User-Mode.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Scott C. Best [mailto:sbest "at" best.com]
>> Sent: 24 May 2005 17:57
>> To: James Weatherall
>> Cc: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
>> Subject: RE: WinVNC 4.1.1 logging
>>
>> Wez:
>>
>>  	I'm sorry to have become the most difficult user of the
>> day...but I'm not seeing what you describe. When I add DWORD
>> registry settings DebugMode=4 and DebugLevel=10 to HKLM...WinVNC3,
>> then all of the older versions correctly open a stdout window
>> when the service is started. When I add those two DWORDS to
>> HKLM...WinVNC4, no stdout window is created.
>>
>>  	Can any other 4.1.1 user confirm this?
>>
>>  	And Wez...can you provide the exact command-line sequence
>> that you use to generate log files? Not that you *do* generate
>> log files that way (I understand that you make registry settings
>> to do it), but if you *were* to use the command-line, can you
>> provide the exact details of what works for you?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Scott
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