The [log] section of the universe.ini file is where you specify the location and size for the universe log file. This section supports three options, file= which specifies the directory and name of the log file itself, size= which specifies the maximum size of the log file in bytes, and telegrams= which specifies whether or not to log the contents of telegrams in the universe log file (0 for no, 1 for yes.) Whenever the universe log reaches the maximum size, it is copied to filename.old and a new log file is created. When the maximum size is reached again, the previous filename.old is overwritten with the current logfile and a new log file is created.

To specify the log file settings for your UniServer, place them under the [log] section like this:

[log] file=universe.log size=10000000 telegrams=0

Other logging options

Two additional logging options can be set in a separate [logging] section.

By default, the UniServer logs a "STATUS" message to the universe log file once per minute indicating the number of users (citizens and tourists), bots, and worlds currently running in the universe. You can specify an alternate logging interval for this message with the status= field. For example:

[logging] status=300 extra=1

This would cause the STATUS message to be logged every 5 minutes (300 seconds) instead of 1 minute. You can also set this value to zero to disable this log message completely.

The extra= field enabled additional logging during client logins (0 for no, 1 for yes). This additional info includes OS version, serial, video mode, and checksum.