Configuration Change Notification and Logging

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Configuring the Configuration Change Notification and Logging Feature

Perform this task to enable the Configuration Change Notification and Logging feature.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. archive

4. log config

5. logging enable

6. logging size entries

7. hidekeys

8. notify syslog

9. end

DETAILED STEPS

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	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	enable Example: Router> enable	Enables privileged EXEC mode. • Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2	configureterminal Example: Router# configure terminal	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3	archive Example: Router(config)# archive	Enters archive configuration mode.
Step 4	log config Example: Router(config-archive)# log config	Enters configuration change logger configuration mode.
Step 5	logging enable Example: Router(config-archive-log-config)# logging enable	Enables the logging of configuration changes. • Logging of configuration changes is disabled by default.
Step 6	logging sizeentries Example: Router(config-archive-log-config)# logging size 200	(Optional) Specifies the maximum number of entries retained in the configuration log. • Valid values for the entries argument range from 1 to 1000. The default value is 100 entries. • When the configuration log is full, the oldest entry is deleted every time a new entry is added. Note If a new log size is specified that is smaller than the current log size, the oldest log entries is immediately purged until the new log size is satisfied, regardless of the age of the log entries.
Step 7	hidekeys Example: Router(config-archive-log-config)# hidekeys	(Optional) Suppresses the display of password information in configuration log files. Note Enabling the hidekeys command increases security by preventing password information from being displayed in configuration log files.
Step 8	notify syslog Example: Router(config-archive-log-config)# notify syslog	(Optional) Enables the sending of notifications of configuration changes to a remote syslog.
Step 9	end Example: Router(config-archive-log-config)# end	Exits to privileged EXEC mode.

Displaying Configuration Log Entries and Statistics

Perform this task to display entries from the configuration log or statistics about the memory usage of the configuration log.

To display configuration log entries and to monitor the memory usage of the configuration log, the Configuration Change Notification and Logging feature provides the show archive log config command.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. show archive log config number [end-number]

3. show archive log config all provisioning

4. show archive log config statistics

5. exit