---
title: SystemLogging
framework: Device Management
role: symbol
role_heading: Device Management Profile
platforms: [macOS 10.12+]
path: devicemanagement/systemlogging
---

# SystemLogging

The payload that configures system logging.

## Declaration

```data
object SystemLogging
```

## Properties

Subsystems: A dictionary enabling the logging level for subsystems. See Customizing Logging Behavior While Debugging for more details about the format of the dictionary. System: This dictionary has one key, Enable-Private-Data. Setting that value to true enables private data logging for the entire system.

## Discussion

Discussion Specify com.apple.system.logging as the payload type. Profile availability  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  Profile example <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict>     <key>PayloadContent</key>     <array>         <dict>             <key>Subsystems</key>             <dict>                 <key>com.example.app</key>                 <dict>                     <key>DEFAULT-OPTIONS</key>                     <dict>                         <key>Level</key>                         <dict>                             <key>Enable</key>                             <string>Info</string>                         </dict>                         <key>Default-Privacy-Setting</key>                         <string>Public</string>                     </dict>                 </dict>             </dict>             <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>             <string>com.example.mysystemloggingpayload</string>             <key>PayloadType</key>             <string>com.apple.system.logging</string>             <key>PayloadUUID</key>             <string>0ff59613-35e9-495c-88c8-01963de4ac80</string>             <key>PayloadVersion</key>             <integer>1</integer>         </dict>     </array>     <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>     <string>System Logging</string>     <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>     <string>com.example.myprofile</string>     <key>PayloadType</key>     <string>Configuration</string>     <key>PayloadUUID</key>     <string>0fbfa83e-c8ec-49d0-b50c-3acc3c05749c</string>     <key>PayloadVersion</key>     <integer>1</integer> </dict> </plist>

## Topics

### Objects

- [SystemLogging.Subsystems](devicemanagement/systemlogging/subsystems-data.dictionary.md)
- [SystemLogging.System](devicemanagement/systemlogging/system-data.dictionary.md)

## See Also

### System configuration

- [Declarations](devicemanagement/declarations.md)
- [EnergySaver](devicemanagement/energysaver.md)
- [FileProvider](devicemanagement/fileprovider.md)
- [Font](devicemanagement/font.md)
- [LockScreenMessage](devicemanagement/lockscreenmessage.md)
- [Screensaver](devicemanagement/screensaver.md)
- [SystemExtensions](devicemanagement/systemextensions.md)
- [TimeServer](devicemanagement/timeserver.md)