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title: Managing logging
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# Managing logging

The PingDirectory server supports a rich set of log publishers to monitor access, debug, and error messages that occur during normal server processing.

Administrators can view the standard set of default log files and configure custom log publishers with pre-defined filtering with its own log rotation and retention policies.