Logging

Related Reading: System Logs in the Tenable Security Center User Guide

You may need to monitor a variety of log sources related to your Tenable Security Center deployment. You can enable troubleshooting logs using debugging, but Tenable does not recommend leaving debugging enabled in a production environment.

Tenable Security Center

Log Location	Description
/opt/sc/admin/logs/<yyyymm>.log	Contains detailed information about functionality to troubleshoot unusual system or user activity. You can view the same log activity in the Tenable Security Center interface.
/opt/sc/admin/logs/install.log	Written at installation. Review this log only if instructed by Tenable Support.
/opt/sc/admin/logs/upgrade.log	Written during upgrades. Review this log only if instructed by Tenable Support.

Log Location

Description

/opt/sc/admin/logs/<yyyymm>.log

Contains detailed information about functionality to troubleshoot unusual system or user activity.

You can view the same log activity in the Tenable Security Center interface.

/opt/sc/admin/logs/install.log

Written at installation. Review this log only if instructed by Tenable Support.

/opt/sc/admin/logs/upgrade.log

Written during upgrades. Review this log only if instructed by Tenable Support.

Tenable Nessus

Note: Your Tenable Nessus data_directory location depends on your operating system, as described in Data Directories in the Tenable Nessus User Guide.

Log Location	Description
data_directory/logs/nessusd.messages	Contains Tenable Nessus startup and scan parameters, as well as start and stop times for individual IP addresses.
data_directory/logs/backend.log	Contains backend Nessus application processes. Review this log only if instructed by Tenable Support.