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show var log

  • Published on Oct 5, 2026
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It displays content of the system log file specified in the command.

Note

For a list of log files in /var/log directory in the Linux based Manager, execute show var log all command in the Manager shell.

Syntax:show var log <file name>

Sample Output:

IPSManager> show var log audit.log

type=DAEMON_START msg=audit(1566224011.274:5833): op=start ver=2.8.4 format=raw kernel=4.9.124-1.mlos3.x86_64 auid=4294967295 pid=2530 uid=0 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:auditd_t:s0 res=success

type=AVC msg=audit(1566224011.259:36): avc: denied { read } for pid=2532 comm="audispd" name="ld.so.cache" dev="dm-5" ino=785358 scontext=system_u:system_r:audisp_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:unlabeled_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=1

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