System Logs

[panks]

Hi,
There is some problem going on in the system and I want to submitt the system logs.
when I check I found that there are 2 log files one is OLDsyslog.log and other is syslog.log.
Which oen is the system logs in this, that I can utilize to find out what happened with the system.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

The 'OLDsyslog.log' is the copy of the 'syslog.log' *prior* to a reoobt or *prior* to the last execution of '/sbin/init.d/syslogd'.

Thus, for current messages, see '/var/adm/syslog/syslog.log'.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Autocross.US]

the OLDsyslog.log file is the log from before the last reboot/shutdown. syslog.log is the current log file. Both could be relevant depending on when your issue occurred.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Your system rotates two logs. syslog.log is current. You can watch it by tail -f

The OLD file is the last one. Rotation is at boot time.

SEP

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>>There is some problem going on in the system and I want to submitt the system logs<<

Yes, You need provide both the
1. OLD.syslog.log & syslog.log file,
2. has you system generated "Crash Dump" .?
if Yes, (ts99 file) under /var/adm/tombstones
3. /etc/shutdownlog
4. /var/opt/resmon/log/event.log
--> for any HW issue,

Thx,
Johnson

[Suraj K Sankari]

Hi,
>>2 log files one is OLDsyslog.log and other is syslog.log.

Yes both are system log files when you reboot your machine then your syslog.log become OLDsyslog.log and syslog.log become newly generated from the reboot of the system.

Suraj