---
title: Logging
description: Use the PingDirectory server trace log publisher for logging events generated by HTTP service operations.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:consent_solution_guide:pd_cs_logging
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/consent_solution_guide/pd_cs_logging.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  example: Example:
---

# Logging

Use the PingDirectory server trace log publisher for logging events generated by HTTP service operations.

## About this task

You can use the trace logger to observe, debug, and audit consent requests.

## Steps

* Create a trace logger for all consent events using `dsconfig create-log-publisher`.

  |   |                                                                                                                 |
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  |   | To create a log of consent audit events only, remove all message types except for `consent-message-type:audit`. |

  ### Example:

  The following example creates a trace logger for all consent events and summaries of HTTP requests and responses.

  ```shell
  $ bin/dsconfig create-log-publisher \
    --publisher-name "Consent Trace Logger" \
    --type file-based-trace \
    --set "description:Records Consent API operations" \
    --set enabled:true \
    --set consent-message-type:audit \
    --set consent-message-type:consent-created \
    --set consent-message-type:consent-deleted \
    --set consent-message-type:consent-retrieved \
    --set consent-message-type:consent-search \
    --set consent-message-type:consent-updated \
    --set consent-message-type:definition-created \
    --set consent-message-type:definition-deleted \
    --set consent-message-type:definition-retrieved \
    --set consent-message-type:definition-search \
    --set consent-message-type:definition-updated \
    --set consent-message-type:error \
    --set consent-message-type:localization-created \
    --set consent-message-type:localization-deleted \
    --set consent-message-type:localization-retrieved \
    --set consent-message-type:localization-search \
    --set consent-message-type:localization-updated \
    --set http-message-type:request \
    --set http-message-type:response \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.css' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.eot' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.gif' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.ico' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.jpg' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.js' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.png' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.svg' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.ttf' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://.woff' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern://*.woff2' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern:/console/' \
    --set 'exclude-path-pattern:/console//template/' \
    --set log-file:logs/consent-trace \
    --set "retention-policy:File Count Retention Policy" \
    --set "retention-policy:Free Disk Space Retention Policy" \
    --set "rotation-policy:24 Hours Time Limit Rotation Policy" \
    --set "rotation-policy:Size Limit Rotation Policy"
  ```