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Asked: 2016-11-21 23:39:11 +0800 CST

Is it possible to read Webmin logs directly from within Bash?

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I usually access each of Webmin's logs from Webmin itself, but for some reason I can't access the program.

Is there a way to access any of these logs from Bash? I just want Webmin's explanation of what went wrong when I tried to log into it several times with a correct username and password, an action that went just fine in previous installations.

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  1. Best Answer

    I accessed Webmin WHM error log via:

    cat /var/webmin/webmin.log

    One might need to turn on logging and only then repea the error-causing actions → otherwise a webmin.log file wont exist in its relevant system.

    One can turn on logging from Webmin → Webmin Configuration → Logging.
    There might be a way to turn these directly from Bash but I didn't find such a way.

    Accessing Webmin web server log:

    cat /var/webmin/miniserv.log

    Further way to track errors is:

    cat /var/webmin/miniserv.error

    Notes:

    • If one looks for files in /var/webmin o system and cannot find them, cheeking in /var/log/webmin instead might be helpful.
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