Log files checking in LINUX?

[radhika789]

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Q.) How to check the LOG Files in LINUX?

[kaushalpatel1982]

Most of the log files are dump in to /var/log folder. you can use vi editor to open them.

[shabir_imam]

The tail command is useful in monitoring log file. By default it shows last 10 lines of file to standard output. Combined with the -f ``follow'' option, it will print each new line from the log file as it is written. For example,
$ tail -f /var/log/messages

You can also view multiple log files simultaneously.
$tail -f /var/log/messages  -f /var/log/maillog