Admin Console Logs

The following log files for the Admin User Interface (UI) are located in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\AdminUILog on the system running the console:

ResourceExplorer.log: Records errors, warnings, and information about running the Resource Explorer.

SmsAdminUI.log: Records Configuration Manager console activity.

Sometimes you might want to see a little more detail in the ConfigMgr console log files. Here’s how to enable debug logging on the ConfigMgr 2012 console:

1. From an administrator command prompt, use Windows Notepad to open the config file for the console, located at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\bin\Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.exe.config.

2. Search ...

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