Tableau Server Log File Location (Helps to find out actual problem that troubling Tableau Server)

By default, Tableau Server log file archives are gathered in a zip file called logs.zip (you can specify a different name if you create the archive using tabadmin). You can copy the archive from the server to a local computer and open it there, or send it to Tableau Support. When you unzip the archive, a series of folders are created with related log files. This table explains the possible contents of each folder, along with the original location the files came from on the Tableau Server, the process that created the log files, and details about the files.
The Tableau Server log directory is C:\ProgramData\Tableau\Tableau Server\data\tabsvc\logs if you installed Tableau Server on drive C, unless otherwise noted in the table below.

Following list of log file location help you to find out respective log files and its description.

Log Archive File Locations

Files/folders in logs.zip	Details	Files	Generated by	Location on Tableau Server
buildversion.txt	The build version of Tableau Server.
tabsvc.yml				\config
wgserver.checksum
assetkeyencryption	Logs related to repository encryption.	assetkeyencryption.log	tabadmin assetkeys	\logs\assetkeyencryption
backgrounder	Logs related to subscriptions and scheduled activities like extract refreshes, "Run Now" tasks, and tabcmd tasks.	backgrounder-#.log spawn.####.log tomcat-#.####-##-##.log	backgrounder.exe	\logs\backgrounder
cacheserver	Logs related to the Cache Server process.		redis-server.exe	\cacheserver
clustercontroller	Logs related to the Cluster Controller process.	clustercontroller.log clustercontroller.log-####-##-##	clustercontroller.exe	\clustercontroller
config	Configuration files. This is a good place to start gathering information when troubleshooting. Confirm that the configuration settings are what you expect.	connections.yml workgroup.yml	Tableau Server Configuration	\config
datacollector				\logs\datacollector
dataengine	There will be a tdeserver log file for each day with information about data extracts and queries, and responses to VizQL server requests.	tdeserver_####_##_##_##_##_##.log	tdeserver.exe tdeserver64.exe	\logs\dataengine
dataserver	Information about connections to Tableau Server data sources.	dataserver-#.log	dataserver.exe	\logs\dataserver
httpd	Apache logs. Look here for authentication entries. Each request in the Apache log will have a request ID associated with it. This request ID is used throughout the server logs and you can use it to associate log entries with a request.	access.####-##-##.##-##-##log error.log startup.log	Apache daemon	\logs\httpd
licensing				\logs\licensing
logs	This is the location of the logs of most interest and usefulness. Look here after reviewing the configuration files. tabadmin.log is never overwritten or truncated so it contains all the details. notify-tabadmin.log contains errors from tabadmin.log (the errors are also included in tabadmin.log). tablicsrv.log and tabsrvlic.log are related to licensing.	tabadmin.log tabconfig.log tablicsrv.log tabsrvlic.log wgserver.war.deploy.log		\logs
pgsql	PostgreSQL database logs, including files related to launching server processes.Tableau data extracts are stored in the PostgreSQL database.		tabspawn	\logs\pgsql
repository			postgres.exe	\logs\repository
service		notify-tabsvc.log tabsvc.log		\logs\service
solr	Related to search indexing.			\logs\solr
svcmonitor				\logs\svcmonitor
tabadminservice	Related to log archives created using the Generate a Snapshot of Server Log Files option.			\logs\tabadminservice
tabadmwrk	Server Worker Manager process that is used for auto-discovery of worker servers in a distributed environment.		tabadmwrk.exe	\logs\tabadmwrk
vizportal				\logs\vizportal
vizqlserver	Related to showing and interacting with views. When running multiple instances of VizQL Server, the instances are distinguished by port number. notify-production logs contain exceptional events.	vizql-0.log.####-##-## spawn.####.log	vizqlserver.exe	\logs\vizqlserver
vizqlserver\logs	Most files are in JSON format. tabprotosrv.txt is created when you open data or connect to data.	backgrounder_####_####_##_##_##_##_##.txt dataserver_####_####_##_##_##_##_##.txt tabadmin_####_##_##_##_##_##.txt tabprotosrv.txt vizqlserver_####_####_##_##_##_##_##.txt wgserver_####_####_##_##_##_##_##.txt tdserver_vizqlserver_####_####_##_##_##_##_##.txt		\vizqlserver\logs
wgserver	Information related to administrative tasks, workbook and permissions management, authentication, sign-ins, initial view requests, and publishing requests. Browsing, searching. Instances of wgserver are distinguished by port number, immediately following "production" or "notify-production". notify-production logs contain exceptional events. There will be a separate production.n_### file for each backgrounder process for each day. notify-production.n_### correlates to production.n_### but contains only errors.	db-migrate_####_##_##_##_##_##.log migrate.log notify-production.####_####_##_##_##_##_##.log production.####.log production.####_####_##_##_##_##_##.log spawn.####.log tomcat-#.####_##_##.log wgserver-#.log	wgserver.exe	\logs\wgserver
zookeeper	Information related to the Tableau Server Coordination Service.	spawn.####.log zookeeper-#.log zookeeper-#.log.####_##_##	zookeeper.exe	\logs\zookeeper

Tableau Server log files can be found in the following folders on the server:

Tableau Service Logs

The following log files track activities related to the web application, database, and index:
C:\ProgramData\Tableau\Tableau Server\data\tabsvc

VizQL Logs

These log files track activities related to displaying views, such as querying the database and generating images:
C:\ProgramData\Tableau\Tableau Server\data\tabsvc\vizqlserver\Logs

Temporary Files

Any file that starts with exe_ in the folder below is a Tableau Server file and can be deleted.
C:\ProgramData\Tableau\Tableau Server\temp