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Version: 8.1

MESSAGE_DESTINATION - UELD configuration option

Description​

The MESSAGE_DESTINATION option specifies the location where messages are to be written.

Usage​

Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Command Line, Short Form

-d destination

Command Line, Long Form

-dest destination

Configuration File Keyword

message_dest destination

Values​

destination is the location where messages are to be written.

Valid values for destination are:

  • stderr
    Writes the messages to the console.
  • logfile
    Write the messages to a log file. The log file location is located beneath the ueld folder, in the log folder. The current log file name is unv.log.

Past generation log files are named unvNNNN.log, where NNNN equals the generation number. Currently, five generations are kept.

Default is stderr.