Quick Start Guide

DescriptionLog File
Directory containing Samba server and client log
messages.
/var/log/samba/
Hardware messages from the SaX display and KVM
system.
/var/log/SaX.log
All messages from the kernel and system log dae-
mon with the “warning” level or higher.
/var/log/warn
Binary le containing user login records for the
current machine session. View it with last.
/var/log/wtmp
Various start-up and runtime logs from the X Win-
dow system. It is useful for debugging failed X start-
ups.
/var/log/Xorg.*.log
Directory containing YaST's actions and their results.
/var/log/YaST2/
Log le of zypper.
/var/log/zypper.log
Apart from log les, your machine also supplies you with information about the running
system. See Table 9.2: System Information With the /proc File System
Table 9.2 System Information With the /proc File System
DescriptionFile
Contains processor information, including its type,
make, model, and performance.
/proc/cpuinfo
Shows which DMA channels are currently being
used.
/proc/dma
Shows which interrupts are in use, and how many
of each have been in use.
/proc/interrupts
Displays the status of I/O (input/output) memory.
/proc/iomem
Shows which I/O ports are in use at the moment.
/proc/ioports
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