Let’s analyze the ConfigMgr client logs from the Windows 10 device. It’s important to understand the log file structure from the client-side for the initial troubleshooting of SCCM Tenant attach.
Location of the client logs files – C:\Windows\CCM\Logs
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TL;DR
Toast Notification Logs
When you have trouble getting toast notification from the client side, you can refer to the following location from Windows 10 ConfigMgr Client.
| Log File | Description |
|---|---|
| SCToastNotification__<domain>@<username>_1.log | Toast Notification – Toast Notification Related Activities are stored here. |
Endpoint Analytics Logs
You can refer to the following log files related to endpoint analytics from the Windows 10 client device.
| Log File | Description |
|---|---|
| SystemTempLockdown.log | Endpoint Analytics – Records system temp lock down configuration details |
| SensorWmiProvider.log | Endpoint Analytics – Records the activity of the WMI provider for the endpoint analytics sensor. |
| SensorEndpoint.log | Endpoint Analytics – Records the execution of endpoint analytics policy and upload of client data to the site server. |
| SensorManagedProvider.Log | Endpoint Analytics – Records the gathering and processing of events and information for endpoint analytics. |
| SystemPerf.log | Endpoint Analytics – System Performance details are recorded endpoint |
Software Center Logs
This section of the guide shall help you to understand the log files related to Software Center related tasks.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| SoftwareCenterSystemTasks.log | Software Center – Records activities related to Software Center prerequisite component validation |
| SCClient_<domain>@<username>_1.log [email protected]_2.log | Software Center – Records the activity in Software Center for the specified user on the client computer |
| SCClient_<domain>@<username>_1.log [email protected]_6.log | Software Center – Records the activity in Software Center for the specified user on the client computer |
Office Related Logs
Office related logs are documented in this section and in the software update section below.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| OfficeAnalytics.log | Office – Office device inventory details |
Software Update Logs
This section of the guide shall help you to understand the log files related to Software Update related tasks.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| AlternateHandler.log | Software Updates – Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise client updates |
| UpdatesStore.log | Software Updates – Records details about compliance status for the software updates that were assessed during the compliance scan cycle |
| ScanAgent.log | Software Updates – Records details about scan requests for software updates, the WSUS location, and related actions |
| UpdatesHandler.log | Software Updates – Records details about software update compliance scanning and about the download and installation |
| StateMessage.log | Software Updates – Records details about software update state messages that are created and sent to the MP |
| WUAHandler.log | Software Updates – Records details about the Windows Update Agent on the client when it searches for software updates |
| DeltaDownload.log | Software Updates – Records information about the download of express updates & updates downloaded using DO |
PowerShell Script
This section of the guide shall help you to understand the log files related to PowerShell script related tasks.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| Scripts.log | PowerShell Scripts – Run Script Related Activities are recorded here |
General
This section covers all the general categories of the logs.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| CertificateMaintenance.log | General – Maintains certificates for Active Directory Domain Services and MP |
| LocationServices.log | General – MP/SUP/DP Details – Records the client activity for locating management points, software update points, and distribution points. |
| UpdateTrustedSites.log | General – Record Details of trusted sites – Add Default Portal To Trusted Sites |
| Ccm32BitLauncher.log | General – Records actions for starting applications on the client marked run as 32 bit |
| CCMSDKProvider.log | General – Records activities for the client SDK interfaces |
| CcmSqlCE.log | General – Records activities for the SQL Server Compact Edition (CE) that the client uses |
| Scheduler.log | General – Records activities of scheduled tasks for all client operations |
| CcmExec.log | General – Records activities of the client and the SMS Agent Host service |
| CcmMessaging.log | General – Records activities related to communication between the client and MP |
| SmsClientMethodProvider.log | General – Records activity for sending client schedules |
| CcmRestart.log | General – Records client service restart activity |
| CcmEval.log | General – Records Configuration Manager client status evaluation activities |
| UpdatesDeployment.log | General – Records details about deployments on the client, including software update activation, evaluation, and enforcement |
| UserAffinity.log | General – Records details about user device affinity |
| CCMVDIProvider.log | General – Records information for clients in a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) |
| wedmtrace.log | General – Records operations related to write filters on Windows Embedded clients |
| StatusAgent.log | General – Records status messages that are created by the client components |
| ClientLocation.log | General – Records tasks that are related to client site assignment |
| CcmNotificationAgent.log | General – Records the activities of the notification agent |
| MaintenanceCoordinator.log | General – Records the activity for general maintenance tasks for the client |
| CcmEvalTask.log | General – Records the SCCM client status evaluation activities |
| Diagnostics.log | General – Records the status of client diagnostic actions |
| smscliui.log | General – Records use of the Configuration Manager client in Control Panel |
| UserAffinityProvider.log | General – Technical details from the component that tracks user device affinity |
| CertEnrollAgent.log | General – Windows Hello for Business client Activities |
Client Install/Repair Logs
This section of the guide shall help you to understand the log files related to Client Install/Repair script related tasks.
| Logs | Description |
|---|---|
| ClientIDManagerStartup.log | Install – Creates and maintains the client GUID and identifies tasks during client registration and assignment |
| ClientServicing.log | Install – Records information for client deployment state messages during auto-upgrade and client piloting |
| CcmRepair.log | Install – Records the repair activities of the client agent |
Application Logs
This section of the guide shall help you to understand the log files related to Application related tasks.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| AppGroupHandler.log | Application – Records detection and enforcement information for application groups |
| DetailedAppInfo.log | Application – Collect application information for DetailedAppInfo WMI class |
| AppEnforce.log | Application – Enforcement actions |
| SettingsAgent.log | Application – Enforcement of specific applications, records orchestration of application group evaluation |
| SoftwareCatalogUpdateEndpoint.log | Application – Records activities for managing the URL for the Application Catalog shown in Software Center |
| SrcUpdateMgr.log | Application – Records activity for installed Windows Installer applications that are updated with current distribution point source locations |
| ExpressionSolver.log | Application – Records details about enhanced detection methods |
| execmgr.log | Application – Records details about packages and task sequences that run |
| AppIntentEval.log | Application – Records details about the current and intended state of applications |
| AppDiscovery.log | Application – Records details about the discovery or detection of applications on client computers. |
| VirtualApp.log | App-v – Records information specific to the evaluation of Application Virtualization (App-V) deployment types |
Content Related Logs
Check out the SCCM client content related logs in this section of the post.
| Logs | Description |
|---|---|
| PeerDPAgent.log | Content – Peer Cache DP related information stored in this log |
| DataTransferService.log | Content – Records all BITS communication for policy or package access |
| FileBITS.log | Content – Records all SMB package access tasks |
| CAS.log | Content – Records details when distribution points are found for referenced content |
| CMBITSManager.log | Content – Records information for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) jobs on the device |
| ContentTransferManager.log | Content – Schedules the BITS or SMB to download or access packages |
Policy Related Logs
Check out the SCCM client Policy related logs in this section of the post.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| setuppolicyevaluator.log | Policy – Records configuration and inventory policy creation in WMI |
| PolicyEvaluator.log | Policy – Records details about the evaluation of policies on client computers |
| PolicyAgentProvider.log | Policy – Records policy changes |
| PolicyAgent.log | Policy (Content) – Records requests for policies made by using the Data Transfer Service |
Power Management Related Logs
Check out the ConfigMgr client Power Management related logs in this section of the post.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| pwrmgmt.log | Power Management – Records information about enabling or disabling and configuring the wake-up proxy client settings |
| PwrProvider.log | Power Management – Records the activities of the power management provider (PWRInvProvider) hosted in the WMI service |
Reboot Related Logs
This section tells us about the reboot related activities during the software updates.
| Log | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| RebootCoordinator.log | Reboot – Records details about the coordination of system restarts on client computers |
Windows Analytics Log
Check out the ConfigMgr client Windows Analytics log in this section of the post.
| Logs | Description |
|---|---|
| WindowsAnalytics.log | Windows Analytics – Records the details about Windows Analytics settings are enabled or Commercial ID is empty |
Endpoint Protection Logs
When you have trouble getting Endpoint Protection from the client-side, you can refer to the following location from Windows 10 ConfigMgr Client.
| Logs | Description |
|---|---|
| EndpointProtectionAgent.log | Endpoint Protection – Records details about the installation of the Endpoint Protection client and the application |
| ExternalEventAgent.log | Endpoint Protection – Records the history of Endpoint Protection malware detection and events related to client status |
Desktop Analytics
Check out the ConfigMgr client Desktop Analytics log in this section of the post.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| M365AHandler.log | Desktop Analytics – Information about the Desktop Analytics settings policy |
Compliance Related Logs
Check out the ConfigMgr client Compliance and Baseline related log in this section of the post.
| Logs | Description |
|---|---|
| DCMAgent.log | Compliance – Information about the evaluation, conflict reporting, and remediation |
| CIStateStore.log | Compliance – Records changes in state for configuration items |
| CIDownloader.log | Compliance – Records details about configuration item definition downloads |
| CIAgent.log | Compliance – Records details about the process of remediation and compliance |
| CIStore.log | Compliance – Records information about configuration items |
| DcmWmiProvider.log | Compliance – Records information about reading configuration item synclets from WMI |
| DCMReporting.log | Compliance – Records information about reporting policy platform results into state messages for CI |
| CITaskMgr.log | Compliance – Records tasks for each application and deployment type |
Co-Management Related Logs
Check out the ConfigMgr client Co-Management related log in this section of the post.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| CcmCloud.log | Co-Management – CCM_Cloud Client Config |
| DdrProvider.log | Co-Management – MDM enrolment details. Records Workloads are managed by SCCM |
| ComplRelayAgent.log | Co-Management – Records information for the co-management workload for compliance policies |
| CoManagementHandler.log | Co-Management – Use to troubleshoot co-management on the client |
Asset Intelligence
More details about Asset Intelligence logs in this section of the post. This might help to troubleshoot further on the issues related to AI.
| Log | Description |
|---|---|
| AssetAdvisor.log | AI – Records the activities of Asset Intelligence inventory actions |
Resources
- SCCM Logs Files | 5 Log File Reading Tips | ConfigMgr
- Updated List of Log files from Microsoft https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/configmgr/core/plan-design/hierarchy/log-files
- CMTrace SCCM log file reading tool
- SCCM Support Center Log Viewer