Is there a way to monitor the exchange logs in realtime like using 'tail -f /var/log/mail.log' in linux? The GUI tools for exchange under SBS 2008 suck for looking at what's going on in realtime.
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Is there a way to monitor the exchange logs in realtime like using 'tail -f /var/log/mail.log' in linux? The GUI tools for exchange under SBS 2008 suck for looking at what's going on in realtime.
Exchange does not generate that kind of log. The closest it gets is deep in the message tree.
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\TransportRoles\Logs\MessageTracking
As I said, that's not directly equivalent to /var/log/mail.log, but it is the store that Message Tracking sorts through.
Which logs specifically are you after? There are connectivity logs, message tracking logs, and protocol logs.
The "get-content" powershell command can be used: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/jessicadeen/microsoft/want-something-equivalent-to-the-linux-tail-command-but-for-windows-use-powershell/