Suppress Domino show commands from log.nsf
Daniel Nashed – 27 December 2025 19:10:18
By default "show commands" are logged into log.nsf.
Usually you either need it in console.log only.
In some cases you only need it as a response to a remote console command.
notes.ini Log_Console controls the log behavior of "show" commands.
By default everything is logged to log.nsf.
Setting Log_Console=1 ensures the result is only logged to console.log -- which is usually what you want.
Only in highly restricted environments you want to set the parameter to 2 to enforce every request to be logged into log.nsf.
This includes requests with a prefixed exclamation mark.
Without setting it to 2 the prefixed exclamation mark does not log any output.
That's specially helpful for automating commands like "show stat", "show trans" commands in troubleshooting scenarios with Lotus Script or C-API.
Log_Console
By default, all console command output (except output preceded by an exclamation point) is recorded in the server log.
With Log_Console, you can control console command logging by setting this variable to the following:
Value / Description
0 Console command logging disabled
1 Console command output logged, unless it's prefixed with an exclamation point (this is the default; it produces the same behavior as omitting Log_Console from Notes.ini)
2 Console command output logged, whether or not it's prefixed with an exclamation point
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1Vladislav 28.12.2025 6:57:32 Suppress Domino show commands from log.nsf
Thank you.
It would be great to filter also server session like Traveler, that open many data bases on mail server.
2Patrice 30.12.2025 9:56:23 Suppress Domino show commands from log.nsf
Which setting is in effect for the log generated by the Do mino Start Script when Log_Console=0 ?
3Daniel Nashed 31.12.2025 21:08:35 Suppress Domino show commands from log.nsf
@Patrice,
Log_Console=0 just prevents to log into log.nsf. but it is still in console.log and in the Start Script Log.
4Daniel Nashed 31.12.2025 21:10:54 Suppress Domino show commands from log.nsf
@Vlaad I fully agree. there should be a way to exclude certain users from logging.
Traveler is the best example. It's not a normal user and it generates a lot of logging.
It would make sense to have an AHA idea. Let me know if you create one. I would want to vote for it! It's on my wishlist, too!