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Ghostryder
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 Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 12:42 pm Post subject: Where is /var/log/messages? |
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Hi,
can anybody tell me where the file /var/log/messages is? In the most docus it is recommended to take a look at it, but I can`t find it and this position...
thanks ,
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think4urs11
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Do you have some sort of syslogger installed? (syslog, sylog-ng, metalog, ...)
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_Nomad_
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| if you use metalog the file you're looking for is located in /var/log/kernel/current |
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pYrania
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| _Nomad_ wrote: | | if you use metalog the file you're looking for is located in /var/log/kernel/current |
or even /var/log/everything/current
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