Can't use PersistentConnection logger to debug push notifications

Originator:IMGroxx
Number:rdar://12605604 Date Originated:30-Oct-2012 07:50 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iPhone/iPod Touch Product Version:iOS 6.0
Classification: Reproducible:
 
Summary:
Installing the PersistentConnectionLogging mobile configuration to debug push notifications does not create relevant log files.
I am running an iPod Touch 4th gen, with a normal release of iOS 6.0.

Steps to Reproduce:
1) Follow steps described in tech note 2265 under "Observing Push Status Messages" to enable logging for iOS: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#technotes/tn2265/_index.html
(in summary, install the PersistentConnectionLogging.mobileconfig, reboot the device, exercise app, watch logs)

Expected Results:
Log lines from an "apsd" process.
A PersistentConnection log (or multiple) should have been created and logged to.
The documentation is not specific, but it appears that this should create a folder and multiple log files.

Actual Results:
No logs of any kind by "apsd" process, no PersistentConnection logs, and multiple warning-level logs which state that the log could not be created (repeated multiple times in a row each) of three different kinds (that I have noticed).  The complete log after a reboot is attached, but example lines are:
1) Oct 30 19:40:14 [removed device name] passd[194] <Warning>: Unable to open logging file '/var/mobile/Library/Logs/PersistentConnection/com.apple.passd-passd-APSClient.log'
2) Oct 30 19:31:51 [removed device name] syncdefaultsd[183] <Warning>: Unable to open logging file '/var/mobile/Library/Logs/PersistentConnection/com.apple.syncdefaultsd-syncdefaultsd-APSClient.log'
3) Oct 30 19:31:50 [removed device name] SpringBoard[65] <Warning>: Unable to open logging file '/var/mobile/Library/Logs/PersistentConnection/com.apple.springboard-SpringBoard-APSClient.log'

Comments

It is working!

Even though the provisioning is not signed correctly, using it does enable push notification logging. Let iTunes pull the crash logs from the device syncing it and check out the log files under

~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice//PersistentConnection/

By christian.mittendorf at Dec. 14, 2012, 6:59 a.m. (reply...)

The Signing Certificate is expired.

The root cause should be the PersistentConnectionLogging.mobileconfig (at the page https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#technotes/tn2265/_index.html) is expired.

While you install the mobileconfig file, you can see the file is Not Verified, click the more detail at the bottom, then you can see the signing certifiate is expired at 2012/5/2.

So we need Apple to provide a new signed PersistentConnectionLogging.mobileconfig to get the log work.

By zjugzg at Nov. 23, 2012, 8:57 a.m. (reply...)

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