HPUX logs

UNIX HP-UX
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Hi All,

I'm a unix newbie and have just started working on HPUX. Can you please tell me details of the log files such as their path and their filenames so that i can get familiar with them.

Thanks,

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What log files are we talking about? syslog?
/var/adm/syslog/ is the default. This file: /etc/syslog.conf tells if syslog is "Aimed" at another directory instead.

3

Thanks for the syslog file.

What about hardware and network faults and errors? will it be in the syslog file?

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The unfiltered hardware event logs are in directory /var/opt/resmon/log . The more serious errors are also reported in /var/adm/syslog.log .
The raw CSTM logs are in /var/stm/logs/os/ . Use cstm (or preferably xstm) to read them. The "log....raw..." files can accumulate rapidly if there is a hardware error, but don't delete the current "log....raw.cur" .
The mail log is /var/adm/syslog/mail.log .
The su log is /var/adm/sulog .
The system startup scripts log is /etc/rc.log .
The cron log is /var/adm/cron/log .
The print spooler log is /var/adm/lp/log
Raw network logs are in /var/adm/nettl.LOG* . Read these with "netfmt".

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Thanks a lot methyl, will check on the same... :slight_smile: