How To: Enable Debug Logging for ConfigMgr 2012 Admin Console

January 11, 2012 1 Comment

Sometimes you need to see a little more detail in the Admin Console log files. Here’s a quick post for how to enable debug logging on the ConfigMgr 2012 AdminConsole:

  1. From an administrator command prompt, open the following with Notepad: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\bin\Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.exe.config”
  2. Search for switchValue=”Error”, and change to switchValue=”Verbose” (as shown below), and save changes.
  3. Restart the admin console for debug logging to take effect.

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About Greg Ramsey
Greg Ramsey is a systems engineer specializing in global systems management for Dell IT. He has a B.S. in Computer Sciences and Engineering from the Ohio State University and is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. Greg coauthored SMS 2003 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Apress, 2006), Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Unleashed (Sams, 2009), Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Unleashed (Sams, 2012), and Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook (Packt Publishing, 2012). Greg is cofounder of the Ohio SMS Users Group, and the Central Texas Systems Management User Group.

One Response to How To: Enable Debug Logging for ConfigMgr 2012 Admin Console

  1. Pingback: How To: Enable Debug Logging for an OS Deployment Task Sequence « Greg's Systems Management Blog

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