Enable debug logging for Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Premium Antispam issues

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Last Updated April 22, 2019
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How to enable debug logging for advanced troubleshooting of the Premium Antispam feature of Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange.

  1. Stop the Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange service.
  2. Stop the Symantec Mail Security Utility Service.
  3. Open the following file in an editor:

    Default location (7.5.6 and earlier):

    32-bit OS: C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\SpamPrevention\bmiconfig.xml
    64-bit OS: C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\SpamPrevention\bmiconfig.xml

Default location (7.9 and later):

C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\SpamPrevention\bmiconfig.xml

NOTE:  Replace  with the version of SMSMSE installed (only the first two digits, 7.5.6 would be 7.5).

The following is an example for 7.9:

C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\7.9\Server\SpamPrevention\bmiconfig.xml

 

  1. Change the file as directed below.
  2. Start the Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange service.
  3. Start the Symantec Mail Security Utility Service.


For rules update and missed Spam issues
 

Note: When set to log level 7, both the bmserver.log and conduit.log will take a significant amount of disk space. Revert these values to defaults as soon as possible after trapping the problem you are troubleshooting.

Locate the section containing:


                    
                    C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\logs\conduit.log
                  

Change the value assigned to "log level" to 7 in order to enable debug logging for the conduit module. The line should now read like:


                   
                    C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\logs\conduit.log

For troubleshooting the engine/server module
Locate the section containing:


                   
                    C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\logs\bmserver.log

              
Change the value assigned to "log level" to 7 in order to enable debug logging for the bmserver module. The line should now read like:
                 

                   
                    C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\logs\bmserver.log



The logs are located at:

For 7.5.6 and earlier:

32-bit OS: C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\logs
64-bit OS: C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\logs

For 7.9 and later:

C:\Program Files\Symantec\SMSMSE\ \Server\logs

NOTE:  Replace  with the version of SMSMSE installed.

Log Level Information

 

 

Logging Level
Logging Level Name
1
2
3
Errors
4
Warnings
5
Notices
6
Information
7
Debug


CAUTION: Make sure to turn the debugging off as these logs can take up a very large amount of space if left running. After submitting the requested logs to support, you can remove the log file to free up disk space. 
  

 

 

 

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