Below are the list of log file path location for various VMware product including Connection Server, Security Server View Agent, View Client, View Composer.
Installation log: %TEMP%\vminst.log_date_timestamp
MSI installation log: %TEMP%\vmmsi.log_date_timestamp
Connection Server and Security Server logs in Windows 2003
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VDM\logs
DriveLetter:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VDM\logs
Connection Server and Security Server logs in Windows 2008/2012/2016: DriveLetter:ProgramData\VMware\VDM\logs
Connection Server Backups
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VDM\backups
DriveLetter:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VDM\backups
View Agent log files in Windows XP: DriveLetter:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VDM\logs
View Agent log files in Windows Vista and Windows 7 and 8: DriveLetter:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\logs
View Agent logs in Linux:
Horizon Agent installation directory /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent
Logs /var/log/vmware/
Horizon Agent configuration /etc/vmware/viewagent-config.txt
Machine configuration /etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg
Blast Server /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-mks-.log
Blast logs
Blast-Service.log
and Blast-Worker-SessionIdX.log
: Driveletter:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Blast
Client logs
vmware-mks-XXXXX.log
located C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware-username-XXXXXX
VMware Logon Monitor logs: Driveletter:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Logon Monitor\Logs
virtual desktop PCOIP logs
pcoip_agent*.log
and pcoip_server*.log
located in the same location as the agent logs on the view desktop.
client PCoIP logs pcoip_client*.txt
located in the user’s %temp% directory on Windows Clients.
Persona Management log in Windows XP: C:\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VDM\logs\VMWVvp.txt
Persona Management log in Windows 7 and 8: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\logs\VMWVvp.txt
View Client and View Client with local mode logs on Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\VMware\VDM\Logs\
View Client and View Client with local mode logs on Windows 7, 8 and 10, and Windows Vista: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\VMware\VDM\Logs\
CDR Logs Client tsdr
logs: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware-username
CDR Logs in Linux client:
MKS log: /tmp/vmware-username
PCoIP log: /tmp/teradici-username
Real-Time Audio-Video log: /tmp/vmware-username
USB Redirection log: /tmp/vmware-root
Linux client log collector: /usr/bin/vmware-view-log-collector
CDR Logs in Macintosh Clients:
~/Library/Logs/VMware View Client.log
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.microsoft.rdc.plist
~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.rdc.plist
Installation log file location for Windows Client: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp
The file name is vminst.log_datestamp.log
QuickPrep/Sysprep Script and Composer Customization logs
View Composer Guest Agent log located in the Windows Temp directory on the linked clone desktop at: %system_drive%\Windows\Temp\VMware\vmware-viewcomposer-ga-new.log
View Composer logs in Windows 2003: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\View Composer\Logs\
View Composer logs in Windows 2008: C:\ProgramData\VMware\View Composer\Logs\
Note: Folders where the log files are located may be hidden from display, ensure to unhide the folders or type the full path when searching for the log files.