Enable debug mode for an OpenStack service¶

Most OpenStack services use the same configuration options to enable the debug logging that is also used to troubleshoot your OpenStack environment.

To enable the debug mode for an OpenStack service:

1. Log in to each controller node.

2. Locate and open the required OpenStack service configuration file in the /etc directory, for example, /etc/nova/nova.conf.

3. In the DEFAULT section, change the value for the debug parameter to True:

   debug = True
   

   If the configuration file that you edit contains the use_syslog parameter, change its value to False:

   use_syslog = False
   

   Disabling syslog will protect the Fuel Master node from overloading debug messages.

4. Save the changes.

5. The following services require additional configuration to enable the debug mode:

   • For Cinder, edit the configuration file on each node with Cinder role.
   • For Glance, edit two configuration files: /etc/glance/glance-api.conf and /etc/glance/glance-registry.conf.
   • For Ironic, edit the /etc/nova/nova.conf file of the nova-compute service configured to work with Ironic.

6. Restart the service. See Restart an OpenStack service.