A log file records either events or messages that occur when software runs and is used when troubleshooting the appliance. From the appliance’s web-based UI, log files can be viewed directly or exported via download to your PC, Mac, or Android device and then copied to removable media or attached to an email to technical support.
To view a log file:
Step 1On the appliance Web UI’s main page, select Logs.
Step 2From the drop-down menu, select the log that you want to view.
Multiple versions of the same log and zipped copies of the log may be available.
Step 3To export the file, select Export.
A link to a .txt file appears in the screen’s lower left.
Available logs are described in the following table:
Log |
Description |
---|---|
alternatives.log |
Contains information by the update-alternatives, which maintain symbolic links determining default commands. |
ampws.log |
Contains information about protection status and logs protection events with temperature information at the time of event. |
auth.log |
Contains system authorization information, including user logins and authentication methods that were used. |
bootstrap.log |
Contains information actions, errors, and warnings that occur during booting of the appliance. |
btmp |
Contains information about failed login attempts. |
daemon.log |
Contains information logged by the various background daemons that run on the system. |
debug |
Contains errors and debug information. |
dmesg |
Contains kernel ring buffer information. When the system boots up, the screen displays information about the hardware devices that the kernel detects during the boot process. These messages are available in the kernel ring buffer, and whenever a new message comes, the old message gets overwritten. |
dpkg.log |
Contains information that is logged when a package is installed or removed using dpkg command. |
faillog |
Contains user failed login attempts. |
kern.log |
Contains information logged by the kernel and recent login information for all users. |
lastlog |
Contains information on the last login of each user. |
messages |
Contains messages generated by Nyquist. |
php5-fpm.log |
Contains errors generated by the PHP script. |
syslog |
Contains list of errors that occur when the server is running and server start and stop records |
user.log |
Contains information about all user level logs. |
wtmp |
Contains historical record of users logins at which terminals, logouts, system events, and current status of the system, and system boot time. |
wvdialconf.log |
Contains basic information about the modem port, speed, init string, and Internet Service Provider (ISP). |
See also:
•Configuring the Nyquist Matrix Mixer Pre-Amp
•Setting Network Tab Parameters
•Setting Configuration Tab Parameters