## Log Files

The BEA Guardian Log Files contain information that is typically only needed by BEA in the unlikely event of an exception. One situation where you may want to view a log file is running command line scripts and automatically scanning the signature.log for detected signatures.

The Guardian log files are:

- `guardian.log` - located in the guardian installation directory you specified during installation. Contains information about every operation the Guardian application performs.
- `signature.log` - located in the guardian installation directory you specified during installation. Contains information about each evaluation performed.
- `.log` - located in the .metadata subdirectory of the Guardian Workspace directory you specified when starting Guardian. Contains information about certain Guardian operations.
- `install.log` - located in the configuration/org.eclipse.update subdirectory of the Guardian installation directory you specified during installation. Contains information about the Guardian installation itself.

#### Related Reference

- Signature Log File
- Guardian Log File