The Puppet agent is on every node, and the log for the Puppet agent is stored locally on that node. This is the only log file that we work with that does not use logback, but uses system messaging, instead. The Puppet agent logs to the syslog of the operating system it runs on. Each operating system uses a different location, as follows:
- Linux: /var/log/messages
- macOS X: /var/log/system.log
- Solaris: /var/adm/messages
- Windows: Event Viewer
The information logged here is the same information that is output during a Puppet run. You can check on successful and failed resources being applied to the node in this log file.
Enterprise Users: You also have agent logging available to view in the Puppet Enterprise console, which can be provided with filters, to help narrow down problems or statuses. You can find this log in the reports section of each node page.