TROUBLESHOOTING | U-Series

Break glass for the local administrator account

By default, the local administrator account you use as the appliance logon account is btadmin, however you might have changed the account name during the appliance configuration.

Issue: There is a database issue where you cannot access the user account through BeyondInsight or Password Safe.

Solution: Open a ticket with BeyondTrust Technical Support for the emergency access procedure which allows a password change, so that you can connect to the appliance via RDP.

Issue: The local administrator account is locked out due to too many logon attempts.

Solution: Wait 20 minutes for the policy to unlock the locked account.

Log file path locations

The following paths to log files should be reviewed when troubleshooting any BeyondInsight Password Safe issue on an appliance:

  • C:\Program Files\BeyondTrust\BeyondInsight Gateway Services
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\BeyondInsight\Logs
  • C:\Program Files\BeyondTrust\Password Safe\Password Safe Portal\logs
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\eEye Digital Security\Retina CS\Logs
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  • The path was changed to Beyondinsight from eEye Digital Security\Retina CS in newer images for 2022 or 2016 Appliance.
  • Files change location and are dependent on appliance build.
Issue TypeLog(s) to ReviewLocation on Appliance
Appliance Backup logApplianceUserInterface.logC:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\UVM Appliance\Services\ApplianceUserInterface.API\Service\log
BT UpdaterUpdater.log

C:\ProgramData\BeyondTrust\Updater\Logs

or

C:\Users\btadmin\AppData\Local\Temp

High Availability (HA)HAMonitoringService.txt

C:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\UVM Appliance\Services\HighAvailabilityMonitoringService\logs

or

C:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\UVM Appliance\HighAvailabilityUtilityServices\logs

or

C:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\UVM Appliance\Services\HighAvailabilityMainService\Logs

or

C:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\UVM Appliance\Services\HighAvailabilityPartnerService\Logs

HTTP Activity (IIS)u_exYYMMDD.logC:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1
Remote Sessions, SSH, RDP, or Application SessionsPBSM.log

C:\Program Files (x86)\eEye Digital Security\Retina CS\Logs

or

C:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\BeyondInsight\Logs

SAMLssoportal_saml

C:\Program Files (x86)\eEye Digital Security\Retina CS\Logs

or

C:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\BeyondInsight\Logs

Security Update Package (SUPI)ApplianceSupiServiceC:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\UVM Appliance\Services\ApplianceSupiService\logs
Web Console Login Issues / APIInet pub logsC:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVxx
Web Console Login IssuesWebconsole_authenticationxxx.txt

C:\Program Files (x86)\eEye Digital Security\Retina CS\Logs

or

C:\Program Files (x86)\BeyondTrust\BeyondInsight\Logs

U-Series Appliance log file bundle

To create an appliance log file(s) to attach to a Support bundle, follow the below steps:

  1. In a browser, navigate to https://uappliancename/appliance.

  2. Expand the menu and scroll to Features and Services.

  3. Select Appliance Logs.

  4. Search for a specific set of logs, or use the top Download button to download all logs.

A list of appliance log files. The Download button is highlighted.
  1. This creates a .zip file to include to a Support Package bundle.

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These steps only apply for Appliance Maintenance version 4.0 and above


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