Enabling access logging - which is turned off by default - is a recommended best practice. Logging accesses to your CollectionSpace system can often help you troubleshoot configuration, operational, security, and performance issues.
Procedure
To enable access logging:
If the CollectionSpace server is running, stop the server
Edit the file $CSPACE_JEESERVER_HOME/conf/server.xml(or %CSPACE_JEESERVER_HOME%\conf\server.xml on a Windows system).
Uncomment the AccessLogValve directive in this file, by removing any XML comment markers (<!-- and –>) that may be present around that section:
(Optional) To add round-trip timings to access log entries, identifying how long each request to your CollectionSpace system took to process and send a response, change the value of the pattern= attribute from "common" to the pattern value below, exactly as shown:
(Optional) To add the CollectionSpace user ID of the user performing an authenticated request, add %{org.collectionspace.authentication.user}r to the above pattern, as shown below: