The vCenter Server authentication services use syslog for logging. You can examine the log files to determine the reasons for failures.
| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| VMware Directory Service | By default, vmdir logging goes to /var/log/messages or /var/log/vmware/vmdird/. For issues at deployment time, /var/log/vmware/vmdir/vmafdvmdirclient.log might also contain useful troubleshooting data. |
| VMware Single Sign-On | vCenter Single Sign-On logging goes to /var/log/vmware/sso/. |
| VMWare Certificate Authority (VMCA) | VMCA service log is located in /var/log/vmware/vmcad/vmcad-syslog.log. |
| VMware Endpoint Certificate Store (VECS) | VECS service log is located in /var/log/vmware/vmafdd/vmafdd-syslog.log. |
| VMware Lookup Service | Lookup service log is located in /var/log/vmware/sso/lookupServer.log. |
