Need help enabling file-based logging for audit purposes

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Hello Nextcloud community,

I’m running Nextcloud at my domain (cloud.geongroup.de) and I’m trying to set up audit logging. When I go to Admin → Logging in the web UI, I see this message:

“File-based logging must be enabled to access logs from the Web UI. If you feel this is an error, please verify log_type in your config.php and check the Nextcloud Administration Manual.”

I need help with:

  1. How can I access and modify my config.php file to enable file-based logging?
  2. What exact changes do I need to make to the config.php file?
  3. Do I need to modify file permissions or create a log file?

I want to set up proper audit logging to track user activities. I’ve already enabled the Admin Audit app in the web interface.

Any guidance on enabling file-based logging would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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Here s the documentation for it. The logfiles location are dependant on how you installed nextcloud. VM, AiO, zip file, other means of setup.

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