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=== Missing Log File === | === Missing Log File === | ||
If your log file is empty or missing, | If your log file is empty or missing, check for these common problems and review this document again: | ||
* | * '''pop3, ldap, nntp, and smtp log types you must use case sensitive, modern [[MailNews:Logging#Thunderbird_Logging|Thunderbird logging]]''' | ||
* | * imap logging '''must''' be done with [[MailNews:Logging#Gecko_Logging|Gecko module logging]] using environment variables. | ||
* If linux, variables MOZ_LOG and MOZ_LOG_file must be in quotation marks. | * Gecko logging only: | ||
* If linux, MOZ_LOG_file must be fully specified without shortcuts, such as "~/" | ** If linux, variables MOZ_LOG and MOZ_LOG_file must be in quotation marks. | ||
* Do you have write access to the directory specified in MOZ_LOG_FILE? | ** If linux, MOZ_LOG_file must be fully specified without shortcuts, such as "~/" | ||
* Did you shut down the application? (the log file is buffered in memory until the application is closed) | ** Do you have write access to the directory specified in MOZ_LOG_FILE? | ||
* Did you restart your mailnews application, and wipe out the log of the session you wanted to debug? (every restart wipes out the previous log) | ** Did you shut down the application? (the log file is buffered in memory until the application is closed) | ||
* If you used a batch file on Windows, is the batch file set to run with administrator privileges? | ** Did you restart your mailnews application, and wipe out the log of the session you wanted to debug? (every restart wipes out the previous log) | ||
* Do your log variables contain quotation marks or other invalid characters? | ** If you used a batch file on Windows, is the batch file set to run with administrator privileges? | ||
* Are your log module names correctly '''CASE SENSITIVE'''? (meaning mixed case, or camel case which is not all upper case, nor all lower case) | ** Do your log variables contain quotation marks or other invalid characters? | ||
** Are your log module names correctly '''CASE SENSITIVE'''? (meaning mixed case, or camel case which is not all upper case, nor all lower case) | |||
== NSPR Logging Options == | == NSPR Logging Options == | ||