Check Logfiles
From MEPIS Documentation Wiki
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Kernel Logs
A quick check of kernel messages is given by the command
dmesg
or
dmesg | tail
for a shorter version that lists the most recent log entries.
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System Logs
Various systems logs can be found in
/var/log
You must examine these text files as root. Some important ones are
- auth.log See how, when, and who has been logging onto your system
- kern.log Log of kernel messages.
- messages Repeat of auth.log, cron, mail
Other files containing *.0 or *.1.gz, *.2.gz, ... are rolling archives of the log.
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Boot Logs
By default, MEPIS does not store the boot messages that can be seen during the boot process. To turn it on, edit as root the file /etc/default/bootlogd and change No to Yes. Re-boot and the messages will be stored in /var/log/boot.
Categories: Security | Boot | Kernel
