---
title: Configuring PingAuthorize logging
description: Increase the default logging value to include details that will aid in debugging.
component: pingauthorize
version: 11.0
page_id: pingauthorize:pingauthorize_server_administration_guide:paz_config_logging
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingauthorize/11.0/pingauthorize_server_administration_guide/paz_config_logging.html
revdate: July 29, 2022
section_ids:
  steps: Steps
  example: Example:
  example-2: Example:
---

# Configuring PingAuthorize logging

Increase the default logging value to include details that will aid in debugging.

## Steps

* To enable more detailed logging to understand how policy decisions are being made, including the comparison values and results of the various expressions that comprise a policy decision tree, run the `dsconfig set-policy-decision-service-prop` command.

  ### Example:

  ```json
  {pingauthorize}/bin/dsconfig set-policy-decision-service-prop \
    --no-prompt --port 8636 --useSSL --trustAll \
    --bindDN "cn=directory manager" \
    --bindPassword <your-pingauthorize-password> \
    --add decision-response-view:decision-tree \
    --add decision-response-view:request \
    --add decision-response-view:evaluated-entities
  ```

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  |   | `decision-response-view:request` causes the **Policy Decision Logger** to record potentially sensitive data in API requests and responses. |

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  |   | Policy Decision views affect the decision response payload of the request. You can remove added views by using the `--remove decision-response-view:<view_name>` argument. Learn more in [Configuring the Decision Response View](paz_config_decision_response_view.html). |

* To enable Trace (detailed) logging, including complete HTTP requests and responses, run the `dsconfig set-log-publisher-prop` command .

  ### Example:

  ```json
  {pingauthorize}/bin/dsconfig set-log-publisher-prop \
    --no-prompt --port 8636 --useSSL --trustAll \
    --bindDN "cn=directory manager" \
    --bindPassword <your-pingauthorize-password> \
    --publisher-name "Debug Trace Logger" \
    --set enabled:true
  ```

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  |   | Complete HTTP requests and responses might contain sensitive data. |

  Learn more about enabling detailed debug logging for troubleshooting purposes in [Enable detailed logging](paz_enable_detailed_logging.html).