Enable trace for wsadmin script

You can enable trace for tracking transaction and debugging problems when you execute the wsadmin script. You can do that by setting these two properties in the wsadmin.properties file


#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The traceFile property determines where trace and logging
# output are directed. If more than one user will be using
# wsadmin simultaneously, different traceFile properties should
# be set in user properties files.
# The default is that all tracing and logging go to the console;
# it is recommended that a value be specified here.
# If the file name contains DBCS characters, use unicode format such as \uxxxx, where xxxx is a number
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
com.ibm.ws.scripting.traceFile=C:/Cert/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/Dmgr01/logs/wsadmin.traceout

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The traceString property governs the trace in effect for
# the scripting client process.
# The default is no tracing.
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
com.ibm.ws.scripting.traceString=com.ibm.*=all=enabled


By default com.ibm.ws.scripting.traceString property is commented so first uncomment it. You can also change the location of the trace file which is logs folder by default.

I tried enabling the trace and then installing enterprise application using wsadmin script, it generates lots of log statements like these


[8/18/09 11:05:59:535 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell > normalizeFQPathName - C:/Cert/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/securityProcs.jacl;C:/Cert/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/LTPA_LDAPSecurityProcs.jacl Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:535 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell 3 path after converting separator: C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\securityProcs.jacl;C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\LTPA_LDAPSecurityProcs.jacl
[8/18/09 11:05:59:535 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell < normalizeFQPathName - C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\securityProcs.jacl;C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\LTPA_LDAPSecurityProcs.jacl Exit
[8/18/09 11:05:59:535 PDT] 0000000a WasxShell 3 processing profile: C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\securityProcs.jacl
[8/18/09 11:05:59:535 PDT] 0000000a WasxShell 3 converted profile name: C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\securityProcs.py
[8/18/09 11:05:59:535 PDT] 0000000a WasxShell 3 using language: jython
[8/18/09 11:05:59:550 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell > getSanitizedScriptString Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:550 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell < getSanitizedScriptString Exit
[8/18/09 11:05:59:566 PDT] 0000000a WasxShell 3 processing profile: C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\LTPA_LDAPSecurityProcs.jacl
[8/18/09 11:05:59:566 PDT] 0000000a WasxShell 3 converted profile name: C:\Cert\WebSphere\AppServer\bin\LTPA_LDAPSecurityProcs.py
[8/18/09 11:05:59:566 PDT] 0000000a WasxShell 3 using language: jython
[8/18/09 11:05:59:597 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell > getSanitizedScriptString Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:597 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell < getSanitizedScriptString Exit
[8/18/09 11:05:59:644 PDT] 0000000a WasxShell < executeProfiles Exit
[8/18/09 11:05:59:644 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell > executeCommands Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:644 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell 3 executeScript c:/temp/appinstall.py
[8/18/09 11:05:59:644 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell > executeScript Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:644 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell 3 using language: jython
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell A WASX7091I: Executing script: "c:/temp/appinstall.py"
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell > getSanitizedScriptString Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell < getSanitizedScriptString Exit
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a AdminAppClien > install: Entry
c:/temp/ConnectionLeakEAR.ear
[ -nopreCompileJSPs -distributeApp -nouseMetaDataFromBinary -nodeployejb -appname ConnectionLeakEAR -createMBeansForResources -noreloadEnabled -nodeployws -validateinstall warn -noprocessEmbeddedConfig -filepermission .*\.dll=755#.*\.so=755#.*\.a=755#.*\.sl=755 -noallowDispatchRemoteInclude -noallowServiceRemoteInclude]
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell > setLastException Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a AbstractShell 3 in script mode; not saving exception
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a AdminAppClien > doInstall Entry
c:/temp/ConnectionLeakEAR.ear
[ -nopreCompileJSPs -distributeApp -nouseMetaDataFromBinary -nodeployejb -appname ConnectionLeakEAR -createMBeansForResources -noreloadEnabled -nodeployws -validateinstall warn -noprocessEmbeddedConfig -filepermission .*\.dll=755#.*\.so=755#.*\.a=755#.*\.sl=755 -noallowDispatchRemoteInclude -noallowServiceRemoteInclude]
false
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a LanguageUtili > optionsToHashtable -- [ -nopreCompileJSPs -distributeApp -nouseMetaDataFromBinary -nodeployejb -appname ConnectionLeakEAR -createMBeansForResources -noreloadEnabled -nodeployws -validateinstall warn -noprocessEmbeddedConfig -filepermission .*\.dll=755#.*\.so=755#.*\.a=755#.*\.sl=755 -noallowDispatchRemoteInclude -noallowServiceRemoteInclude] Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti > cleanAttributeString Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti < cleanAttributeString -- -nopreCompileJSPs -distributeApp -nouseMetaDataFromBinary -nodeployejb -appname ConnectionLeakEAR -createMBeansForResources -noreloadEnabled -nodeployws -validateinstall warn -noprocessEmbeddedConfig -filepermission .*\.dll=755#.*\.so=755#.*\.a=755#.*\.sl=755 -noallowDispatchRemoteInclude -noallowServiceRemoteInclude Exit
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti > getTokenizerString Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti < getTokenizerString Exit
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a LanguageUtili 3 Top: next: " "
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti > addOptionValue: nopreCompileJSPs Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti 3 next: -distributeApp
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti < addOptionValue: Exit
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a LanguageUtili 3 added option value...
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti > addOptionValue: distributeApp Entry
[8/18/09 11:05:59:660 PDT] 0000000a JythonUtiliti 3 next: -nouseMetaDataFromBinary