Explains how to view log file location and search log files in Linux for common services such as mail, proxy, web server using CLI and GUI.
Learn how to navigate and troubleshoot Linux logs, from system logs to app logs, to optimize performance and security for your Linux setup.
Linux has a special directory for storing logs called /var/log. This directory contains logs from the OS itself, services, and various applications running on the system.
Linux log files are stored in plain text and can be found in the /var/log directory and subdirectory. There are Linux logs for everything: system, kernel, package managers, boot processes, Xorg, Apache, MySQL, etc. In this article, we will focus specifically on Linux system logs.