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title: Default PingAuthorize Server logs
description: PingAuthorize Server provides a standard set of default log files to monitor the server activity.
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# Default PingAuthorize Server logs

PingAuthorize Server provides a standard set of default log files to monitor the server activity.

## PingAuthorize Server logs

View this set of logs in the `PingAuthorize/logs` directory. The following default log files are available on PingAuthorize Server and are defined in the following table.

| Log File           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `config-audit.log` | Records information about changes made to the PingAuthorize Server configuration in a format that can be replayed using the `dsconfig` tool.                                                            |
| `errors`           | File-based Error Log. Provides information about warnings, errors, and significant events that occur during server processing.                                                                          |
| `policy-decision`  | Records decision responses that are received from the policy decision point (PDP). Learn more in [Policy Decision logger](paz_enable_detailed_logging.html#policy_decision_logger).                     |
| `server.out`       | Records anything written to standard output or standard error, which includes startup messages. If garbage collection debugging is enabled, then the information is written to `server.out`.            |
| `server.pid`       | Stores the server's process ID.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `server.status`    | Stores the timestamp, a status code, and an optional message providing additional information on the server status.                                                                                     |
| `setup.log`        | Records messages that occur during the initial configuration of PingAuthorize Server with the `setup` tool.                                                                                             |
| `tools`            | Directory that holds logs for long running utilities `import-ldif`, `export-ldif`, `backup`, `restore`, and `verify-index`. Current and previous copies of the log are present in PingAuthorize Server. |
| `update.log`       | Records messages that occur during a PingAuthorize Server update.                                                                                                                                       |