Question: How Do I View Logs in Redhat Linux?
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Linux logs can be viewed with the command cd/var/log, then by typing the command ls to see the logs stored under this directory. One of the most important logs to view is the syslog, which logs everything but auth-related messages.

How do I read a log file?

Because most log files are recorded in plain text, the use of any text editor will do just fine to open it. By default, Windows will use Notepad to open a LOG file when you double-click on it. You almost certainly have an app already built-in or installed on your system for opening LOG files.

Where is the syslog in redhat?

These are set up, on a RHEL system in /etc/syslog.

Here are a list of the log files and what they mean or do: /var/log/messages – This file has all the global system messages located inside, including the messages that are logged during system startup.

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