LXer: How to Utilize Ubuntu Logs for Troubleshooting
by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6KJ03)
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When troubleshooting system issues in Ubuntu Linux, the best way to get started is by perusing the system logs. Basically every system event is logged somewhere. This includes kernel messages, service status messages, and almost anything else you can imagine. It is not uncommon for system logs to quickly fill up with millions of entries over a short period of time. With all this information available, we just need to know how to find what we are looking for, and then can quickly pinpoint the culprit of pesky system issues in Ubuntu.
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When troubleshooting system issues in Ubuntu Linux, the best way to get started is by perusing the system logs. Basically every system event is logged somewhere. This includes kernel messages, service status messages, and almost anything else you can imagine. It is not uncommon for system logs to quickly fill up with millions of entries over a short period of time. With all this information available, we just need to know how to find what we are looking for, and then can quickly pinpoint the culprit of pesky system issues in Ubuntu.
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