The Tomcat catalina.out Log

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Last updated: Aug 13, 2020 by David Judge (Deactivated)Version comment
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The Tomcat catalina.out provides lots of details about what's going on with Tomcat application server, the database connection, and extra application details like authentication/authorization. It's an invaluable troubleshooting tool, and Semarchy support will often ask you to attach the catalina.out file to a support ticket. 

NOTE: If you're looking for the PDE log, and not the catalina.out log, follow these instructions to export the PDE log. 

For Linux

Find the catalina.out log at /var/log/tomcat8/catalina.out or <tomcat_install_dir>/logs depending on Tomcat version and/or installation process.

If Semarchy xDM is on the cloud, you can use scp or a tool like Filezilla to download the log file to your computer to email it to support.

For Microsoft

Find the catalina.out log at <tomcat_install_dir>\logs (example: C:\tomcat\logs)


If you're looking for the PDE log, and not the catalina.out log, follow these instructions to export the PDE log.