Although a lot of file transfer is now handled using HTTP, FTP is still commonly used to transfer files behind the scenes for other applications -- e.g., hidden behind the user interfaces of banking, a service that helps build a website, such as Wix or SquareSpace, or other services.
Yes, there is a utility to read log files named LogRead. LogRead is a GUI utility to read, query, sort, merge and translate log files from all Progress components (e.g. AdminServer, AppServer, Messenger). It is provided as a diagnostic utility to assist in the analysis of log files. LogRead 1.1 is now available as source and can be downloaded from:
Logging and Debugging - Enable Logging on the UNIX Agent. 1  These logs will report the UNIX agent actions. If there is a problem with the data returned to Operations Manager, look in this log. 2  scxadmin -log-set [all|cimom|provider] {verbose|intermediate|errors}. 3  The following table lists the possible parameter values...