Re: Linux Boot-up Screens

In comp.os.linux.misc Allodoxaphobia <bit-bucket@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:56:57 GMT, Robert M. Riches Jr. wrote:
>> On 2005-12-30, Edward S. Baiz Jr. <edbaizjr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was wondering. You know all the data that is displayed on the screen when
>>> Linux boots up? After I have logged in, what would I type to bring up that
[..]

>> /var/log/secure (except, always empty on MandrX)
>> /var/log/dmesg (output of 'dmesg' after the last boot)
>> /var/log/boot.log (mostly booting-related stuff)
>> /var/log/messages (a whole bunch of stuff)
>>
>> The 'dmesg' command is also interesting. Right after boot,
[..]

> My complaint about all these logs is that there is no universal
> 'eyecatcher' used for error messages. Using the mind-numbing technique
> of reading all of a log to - potentially - spot any problems has a high
> failure rate. How-some-ever, if a eyecatcher was adopted for such
> messages, a simple set of scripts could do the mind-numbing
> drudge-work and produce meaningful reports.

> What a concept! Using a computer for productivity. :-)

man logwatch
man grep
man dmesg

Good luck

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