You Asked: How Do I Access Syslog in Linux?

How do I access my syslog server?

Setup the Syslog collector

1. Download the latest Syslog Watcher.
2. Install in the regular “next -> next -> finish” fashion.
3. Open the program from the “start menu”.
4. When prompted to select the mode of operation, select: “Manage local Syslog server”.
5. If prompted by Windows UAC, approve the administrative rights request.

How do I open a syslog file?

To do that, you could quickly issue the command less /var/log/syslog. This command will open the syslog log file to the top. You can then use the arrow keys to scroll down one line at a time, the spacebar to scroll down one page at a time, or the mouse wheel to easily scroll through the file.