Where is the Ubuntu cron log?

Use Ubuntu 12.04RsyslogAs a log service, cron logging is disabled by default and can be used only after it is enabled.

 

Open/Etc/rsyslog. d/50-default.conf, Find the following line:

 
# First some standard log files. log by facility. # auth, authpriv.*/Var/log/Auth. Log*. *; Auth, authpriv. None-/var/log/Syslog # cron.*/Var/log/Cron. log # daemon.*-/Var/log/Daemon. logkern.*-/Var/log/Kern. log #LPR. *-/Var/log/LPR. Logmail.*-/Var/log/Mail. log # user.*-/Var/log/user. Log
 

SetCron .*Remove the preceding comment, as shown in the following figure:

 
Cron. */var/log/cron. Log
 

 

Then restartRsyslogAndCronService:

 
Sudo/Etc/init. d/Rsyslog restartSudo/Etc/init. d/cron restart
 

 

Now, you can/Var/log/cron. LogThe cron log is found.