13.2. The System Logs Module

If you want to view log files on your system and configure where log messages are recorded, the System Logs module under the System category is the place to go. The main page of the module lists all files and other destinations that syslog is currently logging to, as shown in Figure 13.1. For each log destination, its active status and the facilities and priorities that are logged to it are displayed.

Even if you don't want to change existing logging settings, you can use the module to view a log file by clicking on its View link. This will take you to a page showing the last 20 lines of the file, with a Refresh button at the bottom to reload the page or increase the number of lines displayed. You can also limit the display to only certain types of log messages with the Only show lines with text field. Only logs written to normal files can be viewed—those sent to another server, to users, to a named pipe, or to a device file cannot be read by Webmin.