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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Change logging preferences</h1>


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    <div class="section" id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__context_7CC4DC2CFD87433685E12CAFE607A3DD"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__context_7CC4DC2CFD87433685E12CAFE607A3DD"><!-- --></a><p id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__paragraph_1"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__paragraph_1"><!-- --></a>All on-access scanning activity (including threats detected) 
and all updating activity is logged in the Sophos on-access scanning and updating log. <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span> can also log such activity in the Mac OS X system log.</p>
<p>To change the logging preferences for on-access scanning and updating:</p>
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    <a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__steps_901C039E8E3844BEA07E296934098596"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__steps_901C039E8E3844BEA07E296934098596">
      <li id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__step_C618B8EB01B6437197C6AEB56FEB5748"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__step_C618B8EB01B6437197C6AEB56FEB5748"><!-- --></a><span>Choose <span class="menucascade">
      <span class="uicontrol">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
       &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span>
     </span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Logging</span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__step_539AA5AD935C43D7BDCE5AE4E7C5E944"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__step_539AA5AD935C43D7BDCE5AE4E7C5E944"><!-- --></a><span>If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.</span></li>
<li id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__step_FA04B82EEEC2437CBDDC1D0FF4EB7E2D"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__step_FA04B82EEEC2437CBDDC1D0FF4EB7E2D"><!-- --></a><span>Change the preferences as follows:</span>
	<a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__choices_9797FE2C58B54877802F2129733F81BB"><!-- --></a><ul id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__choices_9797FE2C58B54877802F2129733F81BB"><li id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__choice_A400526DE73D40AB93117F6216C7E514"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__choice_A400526DE73D40AB93117F6216C7E514"><!-- --></a>To change the log
filename or location, 
click <span class="uicontrol">Choose Log File</span> and enter the new filename or location in the dialog.</li>
<li id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__choice_8A0E3B30AC04415084A556E3AE82E871"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__choice_8A0E3B30AC04415084A556E3AE82E871"><!-- --></a>To delete all entries from the log, click <span class="uicontrol">Clear Log</span>.</li>
<li id="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__choice_A8C2761A038C4C039B7F3C4283DB24E7"><a name="task_4E7BFBE788734FA7B632C29DDD85C5FE__choice_A8C2761A038C4C039B7F3C4283DB24E7"><!-- --></a>To log all on-access scanning and updating activity in the system log, select “<span class="uicontrol">Log events to system log</span>”.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Configuring_on-access_scanning.html" title="">Configuring on-access scanning</a></div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Configuring_updating.html" title="">Configuring updating</a></div>
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