SecureCRT 8.3.4-1699 Rewriting log destination

[nvertedflyer]

I have custom logging set up for:

Session Logs\%Y\%M\%D\%H--%S.log

and it keeps getting overwritten with:

_ScrtLog(%S)_%Y%M%D_%h%m%s.%t.txt

Logging is set to start on connect and append existing file. The global settings and default settings stay correct, but the individual session settings get overwritten.

[ekoranyi]

Hi nvertedflyer,

I'm sorry you're having trouble. How are you connecting to your sessions? Are you using saved sessions or ad-hoc connections?

If you are using saved sessions what does the below show as the log parameters?

Options > Session Options > Log File

If you are using ad-hoc connections what does the following show for log parameters?

Options > Edit Default Session > Log File

[nvertedflyer]

I'm using saved sessions. The output that you requested is:

_ScrtLog(%S)_%Y%M%D_%h%m%s.%t.txt

However, if I look at:

Options -> Global Options -> Default Session -> Log File

or

Options -> Edit Default Session -> Log File

It shows the correct log settings:

%Y\%M\%D\%H--%S.log

[ekoranyi]

nvertedflyer,

The settings configured in the Default Session either by navigating to Options > Edit Default Session or Options > Global Options > Default Session only impact new or ad-hoc sessions. These changes do not impact the settings for individual saved sessions that already exist.

You will need to modify the settings for the existing sessions using Session Options. If you would like to make the change to multiple sessions at once you can use standard Shift/CTRL-click behavior to select multiple sessions in the session manager then right click and choose Properties. You should see a warning confirming the number of sessions you are editing. Inside the Session Options choose Log File and make the needed changes.

Does this help get you the behavior you're looking for?

[nvertedflyer]

Yes, I am well aware of the process having used this software for over a decade. That being said, it is not working as it should and settings are being overwritten. I have never, nor would I ever, use the following format for a logfile:

_ScrtLog(%S)_%Y%M%D_%h%m%s.%t.txt

This is a new installation on a new machine, so it also is not a config change that has been somehow copied over. I am also the only user of SecureCRT at this organization, so no-one else changed it.

Hence why I am asking for assistance.

[ekoranyi]

nvertedflyer,

That's an interesting issue. SecureCRT, by default, does not populate any logging file paths. Did you import session data using a script by chance? The Import Arbitrary Data From File To SecureCRT Sessions script does use this format by default.