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Difference between /var/log/messages, /var/log/syslog, and /var/log/kern.log?
For the purposes of kernel logging, why do I have three different, non-inclusive levels of logging amongst /var/log/messages, /var/log/syslog, and /var/log/kern.log?
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Where is syslog.conf?
I tried to move my stuff from CentOS to Ubuntu. Here is a problem I met: I would like find the corresponding CentOS /etc/syslog.conf file in Ubuntu? Basically, the file is used to control where those ...
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How to enable boot messages to be printed on screen during boot up?
How to enable boot messages, kernel messages and other logs of various services to be printed on screen during boot up?
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How can I receive syslog logs from a networked system?
I'd like to configure Ubuntu to receive logs from a DD-WRT router. The router's configuration screen contains the following section:
and its logging documentation reads:
If you wish to send ...
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How to correctly create a virtual file system?
A task in my homework assignment asks me to create a virtual file system, mount it, and perform some operations on it.
I am supposed to create a file of 10 MB whose bits are all set to 0, format it ...
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difference between rsyslogd and syslogd
I was trying to implement some changes to syslogd on Ubuntu 10.04.02 LTS (Server edition). I found /etc/syslog.conf is not present on system, instead I have /etc/rsyslogd.d/*.conf. syslogd can be ...
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Posting syslog kernlog xorg.0.log online - how to delete private data
I have heard that log files contains private data. How can I remove them and what should I remove from them?
Those are very long files so maybe if I know what to remove I can use a script o something ...
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Why is there “seccomp” events related to Google Chrome in syslog?
Was in my syslog today and noticed that the Google Chrome web browser is create TONS of events that look like this:
Dec 7 13:11:02 mycomp-sys76 kernel: [ 8371.604406] type=1701 ...
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How do I configure Dropbox to log to syslog?
Dropbox is currently running well on Ubuntu server 10.04.
How can I setup dropbox to log any sync in syslog or even separate log file?
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Is there a way to suppress one specific message from syslog?
I'm getting a lot of
Dec 27 08:35:49 htpc kernel: [ 1552.153797] pciehp 0000:00:1c.5:pcie04: Card not present on Slot(0-2)
Dec 27 08:35:49 htpc kernel: [ 1552.157744] pciehp 0000:00:1c.5:pcie04: ...
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How can I speed up boot on one of my machines?
I have a Gateway all in one machine (2 gig Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 dual core processor, 2 gig RAM - full specs) on which I installed 10.10. Once it has booted it's fine, but it takes forever to boot.
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Warnings in Syslog
Syslog displays these warnings and I would like to know how can I know what they mean in order to search what can I do about them.
$ cat /var/log/syslog| grep -i 'warn'
Nov 27 13:48:19 pc ...
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Investigating a system “freeze”
Am on
Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Linux skiran 2.6.32-32-generic-pae #62-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 20 22:10:33 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
My machine froze for the 5th time in 2 days.
Had to reboot, and login to a ...
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How do I limit the size of my syslog?
I've got my mom's computer running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. It's been working just fine but all of the sudden syslog has been filling up. And by filling up I mean I just deleted a /var/log/syslog that was ...
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Cron Job Not Running?
I have a crontab file that looks like this:
* * * * * /home/abliskovs/update/update.sh
However when I check the syslog for evidence that the job has run, there is nothing that might indicate that it ...
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How can I view a log of system use?
Is there a log or software application for interpreting, e.g. /var/log/syslog* so that I can get statistics on system use?
I am interested in the frequency of use of a machine by different users; ...
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What Graphical Logfile Analyzers are available?
does anybody know a good graphical logfile analyzer for (mainly) syslog messages from ubuntu?
maybe one that converts the text-based messages in objects to sort/group/filter messages
like windows's ...
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Configuring syslog for bash script logging
I want to use syslog to do some bash script logging.
I see /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf, but I'm new to syslog. I want to configure local0 for logging for my scripts.
Should I be editing this ...
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Can I block log messages from specific devices or drivers?
I'm getting "NVRM: os_raise_smp_barrier()" messages in syslog and dmesg at a rate of 4-6 per minute; I think it's from the Nvidia graphics driver.
The system behaves normally, but the messages ...
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Which logs will tell me about the Touchpad and Keyboard locking up?
I have an Asus N53SM laptop that I leave running for several weeks at a time. I never put it in hibernate or suspend, I only close the lid when I'm not using it. After a few days or weeks of running, ...
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syslog kernlog xorg.0.log - is it safe to post them
Is it safe to post syslog kernlog xorg.o.log from /var/log online to solve a problem with ubuntu system?
There is private content in there that other people should not see?
Thanks
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How to verify if a reboot was due to power outage?
We've had problems with tripping a breaker and I think we just did it again, but I need to confirm that 1 of our boxes rebooted due to a power outage and not for another mundane reason.
I have ...
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Various segfaults in syslog; firefox, apt-get and other apps broken
I am working on an Ubuntu 12.04 installation that has recently started misbehaving. It is used by multiple people at an office, so it's possible someone messed things up (although the only user who is ...
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How do I configure rsyslog to send logs from a specific program to a remote syslog server?
I have a program which outputs to syslog with a given tag/program name. I'd like to be able to filter syslog traffic from that program and send it to a remote syslog server, leaving all other syslog ...
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How to cure regular syslog error?
I'm getting regular errors in my syslog (they're occurring exactly every 10 minutes, to the second):
Feb 22 13:01:24 computer sm-mta[5747]: q1MBVO6B003778: SYSERR(root): hash map "Alias0": missing ...
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Randomly displayed flashing lines, no response to all shortcuts, just power off. [syslog included]
I have an old machine, and I want to use for that to learn employees how to use Ubuntu, and to be easyer to switch from Windows. I've been installed 10.04, and updated, but this strange stuff is ...
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What could be the cause for these strange UFW block entries in my syslog?
I've recently noticed a large number of recurring UFW blocks in my syslog. This surprised me as I have no UFW rules set:
$ sudo ufw status verbose
Status: active
Logging: on (low)
Default: deny ...
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Do the logs such as messages and syslog begin after installation?
I would like to know if logs such as syslog and messages begin their first loggings during the installation of the OS, or once the OS has already been installed and the first normal boot-up?
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Log viewer cant open syslog after messing up groups
I was doing some VirtualBox stuff today and I had so add my user to vbox group, well I did it wrong and I removed myself from sudoers. I used the recovery console and fixed it with this command:
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kvm error in syslog says cpu0 unhandled rdmsr
I have a server that hosts about 20 KVM guest machines. It's syslog is, at times, flooded with messages like these:
00:17:36 vhost-server kernel: [ 157.835078] kvm: 3138: cpu0 unhandled
rdmsr: ...
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How I can connect the syslog-ng with a mysql database?
Hi guys I want to use a syslog-ng server for logging data from the firewall and I get Data from the Firewall in the file /var/firewall.log but now I want that the logs go to a database. For this I ...
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My cpus are powered down periodically
I post here because I am using Ubuntu but this is probably an hardware problem.
Since I bought my new setup with AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 635 Processor
and asus m4a89td pro/usb3 motherboard with ecc ram I ...
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rsyslogd stopped writing to /var/log/syslog two days ago
It seems rsyslogd stopped writing to /var/log/syslog on my laptop two days ago, and I do't know why.
This is visible in the following:
clh@avignon:/var/log$ ls -lt | head -30
total 12600
drwxr-xr-x ...
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Syslog won't write to local file
On Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, I'm using the stock rsyslog configuration and added a custom file in /etc/rsyslog.d with the following contents:
# cat /etc/rsyslog.d/62-pc
local3.debug /var/log/pc/debug.log
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nested syslog servers
I have 3 servers (all with linux and syslogd, no rsyslog, no syslog-ng)
lin1 is configured to forward the syslog messages to lin2
lin2 -> lin3
The messages from lin1 are visible on lin2, and the one ...
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Syslog/kernlog filling up with “did not claim interface N before use”
As I discovered when asking this question, it appears that demond_nscan is trying to use a device without claiming it. And it does it.... hundreds of time per second apparently. This makes kern.log ...
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dbus sporadically not starting at boot [closed]
I'm finding that a number of fairly essential daemons and programs are not starting up at boot time, most of the time. This is a pretty fresh (a few weeks old) install of 10.10 on an Acer Aspire 5742 ...
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What is syslog and how can i tackle problems with syslog
When i browsed through many linux forums, many Ubuntu geeks solve issue using 'syslog'. They analyze it, and post the answer. Can anyone give me an idea about it?
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How to tell what is logging bandwidth [duplicate]
I've been having everything that goes through my NIC logged and I'm not sure how it happened. The last thing I installed was webmin and I'm not sure if that changed a setting or not but as of today ...
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How do I configure CUPS and change SAMBA setting for no printers?
A couple of time an hour, these lines show up in syslog
Feb 19 09:20:11 KISE-055 smbd[5685]: [2013/02/19 09:20:11.609603, 0] printing/print_cups.c:110(cups_connect)
Feb 19 09:20:11 KISE-055 ...
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How can I monitor syslog and send notification based on events?
I'm going to be sending syslog from my one device/server to an Ubuntu server.
On the Ubuntu server (receiving the syslog), I want it to trigger a script when specific syslog messages arrive.
Is this ...
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Hardware logs storage?
I have a Ubuntu Server 11.10 installed. wanted to know where hardware related logs are stored & is there any configuration that needs to be done, for those logs to be activated?
If possible ...
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How do I disable messages or logging from printing on the console/virtual terminals?
My wireless driver is noisy. It prints out messages to the console every 10-30 seconds. So, if I'm working on VT1 or something, I get messages scrolling by all the time. Is there a way to shut this ...
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How do I configure syslog server in 10.10 desktop?
As the title says, how can I setup syslog server in 10.10?
Where can I find the configuration files?
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/dev/sdb SATA-disk does not even show up in syslogs if I plug it in while machine is running
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on an Intel machine:, uname -a gives
3.2.0-38-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP [..] x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
The mainboard is a Intel S3420GP board.
Until recently, I cannot ...
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Software Center seems to freeze system when installing, syslog has “blocked for more than 120 seconds” errors
12.04 (precise) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.2.0-39
3.6GB memory
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU @ 2.40GHz x2
WUBI-installed Ubuntu running on a MacBook Pro 7.1 with OSX running Vista via Boot Camp (hey, I like lots of ...
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how to get logs in DD/MM/YYYY format and ipaddress format using rsyslog in ubuntu
Feb 4 10:32:57 master sshd[2070]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 4 10:32:59 master sshd[2070]: Received disconnect from 192.168.0.107: 11: disconnected by user
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Tilt of laptop causing “Unknown key pressed” syslog entries
While trying to figure out another crash on a new HP Probook 4340s, Ubuntu 12.04, I noticed my syslog was getting continuously spammed by this:
Jan 14 06:50:02 localhost kernel: [ 1070.536686] atkbd ...
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How do I stop /var/log/kern.log.1 from consuming all my disk space?
I have a 80 GB HDD without any partitions. One day I realised that I have lost most of my free disk space. I discovered that /var/log/kern.log.1 takes up 25 GB of space and there is no delete option ...
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Hibernate: Strange behaviour & 'Read-error on swap-device'
I have the problem that when I try to hibernate my laptop, it won't work at first as my laptop keeps running and being responsive, which means that I can still access the Unity desktop and perform ...
