Name
log — Configures and displays the logs.
Syntax
log [show [LOG_LEVEL] [NUM_LINES]
log [fwd [<IP:PORT>] [test]]
log [clear]
log [config <option> <value> <--enable | --disable>]
Options
- No option
Displays the complete log message history of the Daemon and System Event Logs.
showShows logs with the specified priority or lower (lower is more severe).
LOG_LEVELSpecifies the log level to be displayed.
Options include:
allDisplays all log levels messages.
criticalDisplays logs of critical level messages.
errorDisplays logs of error-level messages.
warningDisplays logs of warning-level messages.
noticeDisplays logs of notice-level messages.
infoDisplays logs of info-level messages.
NUM_LINESSpecifies the number of lines to show.
fwdGenerates a test CSM event or specifies the IP/FQDN and port for log forwarding.
Options include:
<IP:PORT>Specifies the IP/FQDN and port where logs should be forwarded.
testGenerates a test CSM event.
clearClears logs of specified types.
Options include:
- No option
Clears all System Event and Daemon logs.
allClears both System Event and Daemon logs.
selClears only the System Event Log.
daemonClears only the Daemon logs.
configSets various configuration options and values for log retention and storage.
Options include:
MaxRetentionSecSets the maximum time to store journal entries.
TIMEValue range: 86400 – 31536000 seconds
NOTE: This range equates to 24 hours – 1 year.
SystemMaxUseSets the maximum disk space the journal may use. Units: Bytes, Kilobytes (K), Megabytes (M).
SIZEValues: 100K – 64M
SystemMaxFileSizeSets the maximum size of individual journal files. Units: Bytes, Kilobytes (K), Megabytes (M).
SIZEValues: 10K – 16M
MaxLevelStoreSets the log level of messages to store.
Values include:
errorShows logs of error- level messages.
warningShows logs of warning-level messages.
noticeShows logs of notice-level messages.
infoShows logs of info-level messages.
debugStores debug-level messages.
--enableEnables configuration changes.
--disableDisables configuration changes.
Examples
log show error log show warning 10 log fwd 192.168.1.100:514 log fwd test log clear all log config MaxRetentionSec 86400 --enable log config SystemMaxUse 100k --disable log config MaxLevelStore debug log config SystemMaxFileSize 10M