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Yishu Fang
Asked: 2013-11-22 23:30:30 +0800 CST

Where can I find log of System program problem?

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Every time I turn on my computer, I will meet many dialogues saying:

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But after I click Report problem, it disappears and nothing more happens.

Where can I find log for those problem ?

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1 Answers

  1. To view different types of logs, for like troubleshooting purposes the best way is to use Log File Viewer which is a GUI interface, that can be used to view different types of logs.

    In your case particular open this Log File Viewer and then you will get an option stating syslog then double click on this option to view syslogs.

    To troubleshoot your problem if this problem arises during startup of your system, Restart your system then view the logs for error messages. (You can take hint from the date and time stamp recorded in the log files.)

    Or you can also use the tail command to view logs.

    tail -f /var/log/syslog

    -f : it will show logs which are dynamically added later on.

    or to view a number of logs use:

    tail -n 100 -f /var/log/syslog

    -n : number of lines to display (In the above case it's 100.)

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