Evaluating trace files with fttrace

Note on usage

Function: Evaluating trace files

User group: FT user and FT administrator

Functional description

Trace files for all protocols (openFT, FTAM and ftp protocol) are evaluated with the fttrace command.

Format

fttrace -h |

[ -d ]
[ -sl=n | -sl=l | -sl=m | -sl=h ]
[ -cxid=<context id> ]
[ -f=hh:mm:ss ]
[ -t=hh:mm:ss ]
<tracefile> [<tracefile> ... ]

Description

-h

Outputs the command syntax on screen. Any specifications after -h are ignored.

-d

Specifies that the trace files are to be output in hexadecimal format (dump format). However, this does not function with the FTP protocol.
If you do not specify -d then the files are output in printable form, default value.

-sl =n | - sl =l | - sl =m | - sl =h

Specifies the security level for the output if the files are output in printable format (also see the note):

n (no)

No security requirements, i.e. all the data is output. This includes IDs, passwords, transfer admissions, file names etc.

l (low)

Passwords are overwritten with XXX.

m (medium)

Passwords, user IDs, transfer admissions, account numbers and follow-up processing commands are overwritten with XXX.
Default value if -sl is not specified.

h (high)

Passwords, user IDs, transfer admissions, account numbers, follow-up processing commands and file names are overwritten with XXX.

If the files are output in dump format ( -d ) then, irrespective of the value specified in -sl , the lowest security level ( -sl=n ) is always used since the trace files are output without any further interpretation or evaluation and may therefore also contain user IDs and passwords in clear text.

-cxid =context id

Selects the trace entries on the basis of the context ID. If you omit -cxid or specify -cxid= without a context ID then all the trace entries are output.

-f =hh:mm:ss

(from)

Specifies the time as of which trace entries in the trace file are to be evaluated. You enter the time in the format hours:minutes:seconds (2 digits each).
If you do not specify a start time then trace entries are output from the start of the file.

-t =hh:mm:ss

(to)

Specifies the time up to which trace entries in the trace file are to be evaluated. You enter the time in the format hours:minutes:seconds (2 digits each).
If you do not specify an end time then trace entries are output up to the end of the file.

tracefiles

Name(s) of the trace file(s) that you want to evaluate. You can specify multiple trace files and wildcards can be used.