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7.2 Logging

The Windows Server 2003 Microsoft DNS Server is much improved over its predecessors when it comes to logging and debugging. Previous versions of the server were like a "black box" you couldn't see inside of. But now you can direct the server to write several different kinds of helpful logging and debugging information while it's running.

To enable this feature, right-click on a server in the left pane of the DNS console, choose Properties, then select the Debug Logging tab. The window looks like the one shown in Figure 7-1.

Figure 7-1. Server properties, Debug Logging tab
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    		Preface
    		Chapter 1. Background
    		Chapter 2. How Does DNS Work?
    		Chapter 3. Where Do I Start?
    		Chapter 4. Setting Up the Microsoft DNS Server
    		Chapter 5. DNS and Electronic Mail
    		Chapter 6. Configuring Hosts
    		Chapter 7. Maintaining the Microsoft DNS Server
    		7.1 What About Signals?
    		7.2 Logging
    		7.3 Updating Zone Data
    		7.4 Zone Datafile Controls
    		7.5 Aging and Scavenging
    		Chapter 8. Integrating with Active Directory
    		Chapter 9. Growing Your Domain
    		Chapter 10. Parenting
    		Chapter 11. Advanced Features and Security
    		Chapter 12. nslookup and dig
    		Chapter 13. Managing DNS from the Command Line
    		Chapter 14. Managing DNS Programmatically
    		Chapter 15. Troubleshooting DNS
    		Chapter 16. Miscellaneous
    		Appendix A. DNS Message Format and Resource Records
    		Appendix B. Converting from BIND to the Microsoft DNS Server
    		Appendix C. Top-Level Domains
    		Colophon