How to view logs in a Linux system (common commands)
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Log file description
/var/log/message system startup information and error log, which is one of the most commonly used logs in red Hat Linux
/var/log/secure Security-related log information
/var/log/maillog message-related log information
/var/log/cron log information related to timed tasks
/var/log/spooler log information related to UUCP and news devices
/var/log/boot.log Daemon starts and stops related log messages
System:
# uname-a # View kernel/Os/cpu information
# cat/etc/issue
# cat/etc/redhat-release # view OS version
# cat/proc/cpuinfo # View CPU Information
# hostname # View computer name
# LSPCI-TV # list all PCI devices
# LSUSB-TV # list all USB devices
# lsmod # List of loaded kernel modules
# env # View Environment variables
Resources:
# free-m # View memory usage and swap area usage
# df-h # View the usage of each partition
# du-sh < directory name > # View the size of the specified directory
# grep Memtotal/proc/meminfo # View Total Memory
# grep Memfree/proc/meminfo # View the amount of free memory
# uptime # View System uptime, number of users, load
# cat/proc/loadavg # View System load
Disks and partitions:
# Mount | COLUMN-T # Viewing the status of a mounted partition
# fdisk-l # View all partitions
# swapon-s # View all swap partitions
# hdparm-i/dev/hda # View disk parameters (for IDE devices only)
# DMESG | grep IDE # View IDE device detection status at startup
Internet:
# ifconfig # View the properties of all network interfaces
# iptables-l # View firewall settings
# route-n # View the routing table
# netstat-lntp # View all listening ports
# NETSTAT-ANTP # View all established connections
# netstat-s # View Network statistics
Process:
# ps-ef # View All Processes
# top # Real-time display of process status (in another article there is a detailed introduction)
User:
# w # View active Users
# ID < user name > # view specified user information
# last # View user log in log
# cut-d:-f1/etc/passwd # View All users of the system
# cut-d:-f1/etc/group # View all system groups
# crontab-l # View Current user's scheduled tasks
Service:
# chkconfig–list # List all system services
# Chkconfig–list | grep on # Lists all startup system services
Program:
# rpm-qa # View all installed Packages
How to view logs in a Linux system (GO)
