Event log
By default, events that occur while the Database Server is running are logged and timestamped. Typical events that are logged include:
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Database Server starting or stopping
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database files opened and closed by the Database Server
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consistency checks performed on files that were not closed properly
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new, completed, upcoming, and currently running schedules
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the reason an enabled schedule was not successful
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scripting errors from FileMaker script schedules
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predefined errors and conditions that the Database Server detects in your configuration
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current properties settings when the Database Server starts up, and settings that were changed during a Database Server session
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startup restoration status and information about databases that were restored
Events are logged in the tab-delimited Event.log file that is created in the FileMaker Server/Logs/ (FileMaker Server only) or Server/Logs/ (Claris Server only) folder.
Notes
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When the size of the Event.log file reaches the log file size limit, it is renamed Event-old.log and a new Event.log file is created.
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FileMaker Server only: In Windows, events are also logged in the Windows Application Log, accessed with the Event Viewer. See Viewing activities in the Event Viewer (FileMaker Server only, Windows).
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For information about the error conditions reported in the Event.log file, see FileMaker Server event log messages.