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DescriptionLog File
Messagesfrom the kernel reportedduring the boot
process.
/var/log/boot.msg
Messagesfrom the mail system./var/log/mail.*
Ongoing messagesfrom the kernel and systemlog
daemon (when running).
/var/log/messages
Log file from NetworkManagerto collectproblems
with network connectivity
/var/log/NetworkManager
DirectorycontainingSamba serverand client log
messages.
/var/log/samba/
Hardware messagesfrom the SaX displayand KVM
system.
/var/log/SaX.log
All messagesfrom the kernel and systemlog dae-
mon withthe “warning”level or higher.
/var/log/warn
Binary file containinguserlogin records for the
current machine session.View it with
last
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/var/log/wtmp
Variousstart-upand runtimelogs from the X Win-
dow system.It is useful for debugging failed X start-
ups.
/var/log/Xorg.*.log
DirectorycontainingYaST's actionsand their results./var/log/YaST2/
Log fileof zypper./var/log/zypper.log
Apart from log files,your machinealso suppliesyou with information about the running
system.See Table A.3: System Information With the
/proc
File System
Table A.3 SystemInformationWith the /proc File System
DescriptionFile
Containsprocessorinformation, including its type,
make, model, and performance.
/proc/cpuinfo
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