Is there a log of who/what disabled a .net agent configuration?
I have had some .net agents disabled in the configuration on a server but I am not sure how they are getting disabled. I see no real information in the logs and was wondering if there was a setting I was missing to see if they are somehow disabling themselves or if someone is turning them off.
When I start up the .net agent configuration it shows as Inactive but I am not sure how this is getting set.
EDIT: I am not using the Finest log level setting. Is this something I need to enable? Are there performance concerns with my application of turning this on if that is the case?
Hello Jared,
Have you checked the audit logs? These can be found in System information and then you can ctrl + "F" to search for audit. These logs keep track of the changes that were made to the DT settings and profiles.
Let us know if that helps.
Thanks,
David Nicholls
David is right - the audit log is where you would find that info. One thing to note is that in my experience if it says anything it will along the lines of "x changed some y configuration" but not give you the detail of what actually was changed. Here's a relatively recent idea that has been posted to extend the detail of that audit log which I think would be very useful:
I do not see any reference to agent configurations on specific servers in the audit log. I tested with a test agent I have on a .net server and saw no information. If I go out to that server and set the agent configuration to inactive I see nothing appear in the audit log. Note this is for changes on the actual installed agent configuration on the server itself, not from within the client.
I looked and the audit log is described as tracking changes made to system profiles. So I would only expect these changes done by logged in Dynatrace users to show up in the audit log. I don't think manual changes made outside of the client will show there.
Is there anywhere that tracks config changes for agents themselves on servers? Is this a log setting that can be enabled?
Hi Jared,
You could try using the config log level on your agents. You can also test whether the log levels output the information that you want by using logstdout=<log level>. You can make a config change and see if any of the log levels captures the configuration change that you made.
For more information you can take a look at the agent configuration here: https://community.dynatrace.com/community/display/...
Thanks,
David Nicholls
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