R12 – Various LogFiles Locations :

Startup/Shutdown Log files for Application Tier in R12
$LOG_HOME/appl/admin/log/

Service	Logfile Name
TNS Listener Start/Stop log	adalnctl.txt
Fulfillment Server Start/Stop log	jtffmctl.txt
Oracle HTTP Server start/stop log	adapcctl.txt
Concurrent Managers and ICM start/stop log	adcmctl.txt
Forms OC4J start/stop log	adformsctl.txt
OACore OC4J start/stop log	adoacorectl.txtq
OAFM OC4J start/stop log	adoafmctl.txt
OPMN start/stop log	adopmnctl.txt

Tech Stack  10.1.3 (Web/HTTP Server) Logs

Log File Name	Log File Location
AD script log files (e.g.from adapcctl.sh)	$INST_TOP/logs/appl/admin/log
CM Log Files ($APPLCSF/$APPLLOG)	$INST_TOP/logs/appl/conc/log
AD tools log files (e.g. ADPATCH)	$APPL_CONFIG_HOME/admin/$TWO_TASK/log
OPMN Log Files (text and ODL)	$ORA_CONFIG_HOME/10.1.3/opmn/logs (may move to  $INST_TOP/logs/10.1.3/opmn)
Apache Log Files (text and ODL)	$INST_TOP/logs/10.1.3/Apache/
OC4J Log Files (text)	$INST_TOP/logs/10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/
OC4J Log Files (ODL)	$INST_TOP/logs/10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/log/oacore_default_group_1/oc4j

Log files related to cloning in R12:

Preclone log files in source instance
– Database Tier – /$ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/(StageDBTier_MMDDHHMM.log)
– Application Tier – $INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/admin/log/ (StageAppsTier_MMDDHHMM.log)
Clone log files in target instance
– Database Tier – $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/ApplyDBTier_.log
– Apps Tier – $INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/admin/log/ApplyAppsTier_.log

Patching related log files in R12

– Application Tier adpatch log – $APPL_TOP/admin/$SID/log/
– Developer (Developer/Forms & Reports 10.1.2) Patch – $ORACLE_HOME/.patch_storage
– Web Server (Apache) patch – $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/.patch_storage
– Database Tier opatch log – $ORACLE_HOME/.patch_storage

Autoconfig related log files in R12

Database Tier Autoconfig log :
– $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/MMDDHHMM/adconfig.log
– $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/MMDDHHMM/NetServiceHandler.log
Application Tier Autoconfig log :
– $INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/admin/log/$MMDDHHMM/adconfig.log
Autoconfig context file location in R12
– $INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/appl/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME.xml

Other log files in R12

Database Tier
Relink Log files :
– $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME /MMDDHHMM/ make_$MMDDHHMM.log

Alert Log Files:
– $ORACLE_HOME/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME/bdump/alert_$SID.log
Network Logs:
– $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/$SID.log
OUI Logs
OUI Inventory Logs :
– $ORACLE_HOME/admin/oui/$CONTEXT_NAME/oraInventory/logs
Application Tier

– $ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/DevSuite/log
– $ORACLE_HOME/opmn/logs
– $ORACLE_HOME/network/logs

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