<div class="docbook"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">3.4. Log file</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Java-Broker-Getting-Started-Starting-Stopping-Unix.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 3. Getting Started</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Java-Broker-Getting-Started-CommandLine.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="Java-Broker-Getting-Started-Logging"></a>3.4. Log file</h2></div></div></div><p>The Broker writes a log file to record both details of its normal operation and any exceptional
      conditions.  By default the log file is written within the log subdirectory beneath the work directory
      - <code class="computeroutput">$QPID_WORK/log/qpid.log</code> (UNIX) and
      <code class="computeroutput">%QPID_WORK%\log\qpid.log</code> (Windows).</p><p>For details of how to control the logging, see <a class="xref" href="Java-Broker-Runtime.html#Java-Broker-Runtime-Logging" title="9.1. Logging">Section 9.1, “Logging”</a></p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Java-Broker-Getting-Started-Starting-Stopping-Unix.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="Java-Broker-Getting-Started.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Java-Broker-Getting-Started-CommandLine.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">3.3. Starting/Stopping the broker on Unix </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="Apache-Qpid-Broker-J-Book.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 3.5. Using the command line</td></tr></table></div></div>