Client Installation Logs

In the case where an administrator needs to troubleshoot an Tenable Client installation, the table below contains the installation log locations. Other logs exist in the installation folder.

Windows Client Setup Logs

Name Log Location

Standard client installation

%windir%\AdaptivaSetupLogs\Client\AdaptivaClientSetup.log

P2P MSI client installation

%windir%\AdaptivaSetupLogs\Client\AdaptivaP2PClientSetup.log

Client logs

%ADAPTIVACLIENT%\logs\*\*.log

Mac Logs

Name Log Location

Client installation log

/opt/tenable/logs/adaptiva.log

Client logs

/opt/tenable/patchclient/logs

Linux Logs

Name Log Location

Run the following command to view the client service log

sudo journalctl -u

adaptivaclientd.service >

.\AdaptivaClientdService.log

Client logs

/opt/tenable/patchclient/logs

Note: When sharing log files with Tenable Support, copy the Logs folder and then zip this folder to share your log files your support agent.