I need to read the logs

[Visseroth]

OK, I know there is a log that shows at the bottom of the gui but I need to be able to read all the other logs.

I've been fighting with a reboot issue with high traffic loads on my X8DTH box and have been seriously pulling my hair out trying to figure out what is going on.

According to the ticket I submitted the tech was saying that it looks like someone just pulled the power.

According to what I'm observing it looks like the system locks up for a minute or two then reboots.

So, with no current way to just look at all the logs in the gui, how does one go about looking at the logs on the server?

 

[pirateghost]

you SSH into the box and read the logs like any other linux or bsd system..../var/log/

 

[Visseroth]

sorry, still a bit of a linux freebsd newb, still learning quite a bit. But have to give me some credit, I know what you're talking about :P

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

how does one go about looking at the logs on the server?

You can also do a debug dump (System | Advanced | Save Debug) and peruse the files on your client machine. Note that it takes a while to generate the debug archive.

 

[Visseroth]

In the case is Windowz, you just open the files in Notepad, I'm guessing?

 

[gpsguy]

Wordpad would be a better choice, due to line wrapping in Notepad.

The output is in a .tgz file. I use 7zip to extract the files.

In the case is Windowz, you just open the files in Notepad, I'm guessing?

 

[Visseroth]

Thanks, I'll do some playing around with the logs.