
PreferencesĬonfigure settings for CMTrace. It formats the output according to the settings on the Printing tab of CMTrace Preferences. This action sends the current log file to a printer. Printĭisplay the standard Windows Print dialog box. Then enter a server name and share using the UNC format. To connect directly to a known computer without browsing, use the Open action. If it can't find a share with Configuration Manager log files, it displays an error message. When you select a remote computer to browse, CMTrace checks for the Configuration Manager share.

You can also browse the network for a remote computer. The merged log updates the same, and supports all other CMTrace features as if it's a single log file.īrowse the Configuration Manager logs folder on a site system computer with the standard Browse dialog box. It displays them as if they're a single log file. Merge selected files: If you enable this option and select more than one log file, CMTrace merges the selected logs in the view. Use this option to monitor only new actions when you don't need the full history of the log file. Ignore existing lines: When selected, CMTrace ignores the existing contents of the selected log file and displays new lines only as they're added. The following two options aren't selected by default: Openĭisplays the Open dialog box to browse for a log file.įilter the view for files of the following types: Quickly reopen one of these logs by selecting it from the File menu. The File menu also lists the last eight recent files. The following actions are available in the File menu: You take most actions in CMTrace from the following menus: For more information, see File associations. The first time you run the tool, you see a prompt for file association. For more information, see Direct links to Community hub items. If your custom location might be of benefit to other customers, file product feedback.Ī script is available in the Community Hub to help you locate and update versions of CMTrace to the latest version: CMTraceUpdate. If it's in a custom location that meets your business requirements, then make sure you have a process to keep it up to date.

If you have a copy of CMTrace in another location, consider removing it and using a copy in one of the default paths.

