Command or Action
$ chmod 666 /var/log/
Step 3
Make sure the syslog daemon reads the new changes.
Example:
$ kill -HUP `cat /etc/syslog.pid`
Monitoring and Maintaining System Message Logs
Monitoring Configuration Archive Logs
Command
show archive log config {all | number
[end-number] | user username [session
number] number [end-number] | statistics}
[provisioning]
Configuration Examples for System Message Logs
Example: Switch System Message
This example shows a partial switch system message on a switch:
00:00:46: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/2, changed state to up
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, changed state to down
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/1, changed state
to down 2
*Mar
18:47:02: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
*Mar
cisco.log
1 18:46:11: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
1 18:48:50.483 UTC: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)
Monitoring and Maintaining System Message Logs
Purpose
For more information, see the man syslog.conf and man
syslogd commands on your UNIX system.
Purpose
Displays the entire configuration log or the log for specified
parameters.
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