Knowledge base

www-log-format verified

Shape of a console access line

in the configuration this is a linewww-log-format: {$ip} [{$date}] ({$authentication}) {$request}

Template for console access lines: client address, timestamp, the account that was authenticated, and the request.

Values

Values
literal text with {$…} substitutions
Default
{$ip} [{$date}] ({$authentication}) {$request} · taken from the build
applying
restart required
where it can be set
in the config file · with a startup flag · as an environment variable

In detail

{$authentication} is the valuable part — it names the console account behind each request, which is what turns this from a web server log into an audit trail. With several accounts configured, it is the only way to tell them apart afterwards.