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# Configure IDOL Logs

By default, Find generates an `idol-access.log` file, and uses it to log all the actions it makes to IDOL component ACI and service ports. The log information includes:

- the user that sent the query.
- the IP address the user is connecting from.
- the IDOL component that the query is sent to (for example, QMS or Content)
- the host and port of the IDOL component.
- the full query that is sent to the IDOL component.
- the status code that the IDOL component returns.
- the time taken to complete the request.

You can turn off IDOL logging by setting the `idol.log.enabled` system property. You can also turn off just the information about time taken to complete requests by setting the `idol.log.timing.enabled` system property.

To turn off IDOL logging

1. At the command line, send the java run command with the `idol.log.enabled` argument set to false. For example:

       java -Didol.log.enabled=false -Didol.find.home=[home directory] -Dserver.port=[port] -jar find.war

2. Restart Find to apply your configuration changes.

To turn off timing information in the IDOL logs

1. At the command line, send the java run command with the `idol.log.timing.enabled` argument set to false. For example:

       java -Didol.log.timing.enabled=false -Didol.find.home=[home directory]  -Dserver.port=[port] -jar find.war

2. Restart Find to apply your configuration changes.

If you run Find as a service on Windows, you can also add the `idol.log.enabled` and `idol.log.timing.enabled` properties to the `find.xml` file.

If you run Find as a service on Linux, you can add the argument to the existing arguments variable in `find.sh` for SysV, or `find.conf` for Upstart.

When you modify the Find configuration by modifying the XML file or start scripts, you must restart Find to apply your configuration changes.

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