Configuration Files

Individual components in Micetro can be configured by editing preferences.cfg files, otherwise known as configuration files. Components that can be configured include the Central executable, the DNS/DHCP Agents, the Update Agent, and the web services executable (mmWs).

Location of Important Config and Log Files

Important

The paths below represent the default values. Depending on your installation, your environment may be using different paths.

The default locations of the preference files for Windows and Linux, respectively, are as follows:

Windows	Linux
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\Central\preferences.cfg	/var/mmsuite/mmcentral/preferences.cfg
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\DNS Server Controller\preferences.cfg	/var/mmsuite/dns_server_controller/preferences.cfg
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\DHCP Server Controller\preferences.cfg	/var/mmsuite/dhcp_server_controller/preferences.cfg”
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\Updater\preferences.cfg	/var/mmsuite/updater/preferences.cfg
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\Web Services\preferences.cfg	/var/mmsuite/web_services/preferences.cfg

Windows

The following table outlines the paths of configuration and log files on Windows:

Path	Information
C:\Program Files\Men and Mice\Central	Micetro Central install directory.
C:\Program Files\Men and Mice\Console	Management Console install directory.
C:\Program Files\Men and Mice\DNS Server Controller	DNS Agent install directory.
C:\Program Files\Men and Mice\DHCP Server Controller	DHCP Agent install directory.
C:\Program Files\Men and Mice\Web Services	Micetro Web Application install directory.
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\Central\preferences.cfg	Micetro Central configuration file.
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\Central\mmsuite.db	Default, built-in database for Micetro.
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\Central\backups\	Server configuration backups for Micetro Central.
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\Central\logs\	Micetro Central logfiles.
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\Central\updates\	Micetro Update Agent install directory.
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\DHCP Server Controller\preferences.cfg	Micetro DHCP Agent configuration file.
C:\ProgramData\Men and Mice\DNS Server Controller\preferences.cfg	Micetro DNS Agent configuration file.
Logfiles for Agents	Enabled in the agent’s preferences.cfg file. See Configuring Logging for the Micetro Agents.

Linux

The following table outlines the paths of configuration and log files on Linux:

Path	Information
/var/mmsuite/mmcentral/preferences.cfg	Micetro Central configuration file.
/var/mmsuite/dns_server_controller/preferences.cfg	Micetro DNS Agent configuration file.
/etc/httpd/conf/mmweb.conf	Micetro Web Application configuration file.
/etc/httpd/conf/mmws.conf	Micetro Web Services proxy configuration file
./[monitor|nodeX]/postgresql.conf	PostgreSQL HA cluster database configuration file.
./[monitor|nodeX]/pg_hba.conf	Stores client authentication information for the database cluster.
/var/mmsuite/mmcentral.log	Micetro Central logfile.
/var/mmsuite/dns_server_controller/logs/	Micetro DNS Agent logfile.
./[monitor]/pg_log/postgresql-[WeekDay].log	PostgreSQL HA cluster monitor logfile.