AEM Log files Basics

Various log files are held on the file server where you installed AEM:

• <cq-installation-dir>/crx-quickstart/logs
  • access.log
    All-access requests to AEM WCM and the repository are registered here.
  • audit.log
    Moderation actions are registered here.
  • error.log
    Error messages (of varying levels of severity) are registered here.
  • ImageServer--yyyy>--
    .log
    
    This log is only used if dynamic media is enabled. It provides statistics and analytical information used for analyzing the behavior of the internal ImageServer process. 
  • request.log
    Each access request is registered here together with the response.
  • s7access---
    .log
    
    This log is only used if dynamic media is enabled. The s7access log records each request made to Dynamic Media through /is/image and /is/content.
  • stderr.log
    Holds error messages, again of varying levels of severity, generated during startup. By default, the log level is set to Warning (WARN)
  • stdout.log
    Holds logging messages indicating events during startup.
  • upgrade.log
    Provides a log of all upgrade operations that runs from the com.day.compat.codeupgrade and com.adobe.cq.upgradesexecutor packages.
• <cq-installation-dir>/crx-quickstart/repository
• revision.log
  Revision journaling information.

Note:

The ImageServer and s7access logs are not included in the Download Full package that is generated from the system/console/status-Bundlelist page. For support purposes, if you have Dynamic Media issues, please also append the ImageServer and s7access logs when you contact Customer Support.