Checking system error logs

[kvinjam]

Hi,
Iam new to SCO, i want to check the error logs on the machine. what is the commang for that, and where can i get the discriptions of some administration commands. Pls help me out

Thanking You in Anticipation

Kishore

 

[pmcmicha]

1) Login
2) Command: cd - provide directory to goto
3) Command: ls - look at directory
4) Command: cat - look at file, must provide file name
5) Command: man - Type in man man and read this page

 

[waridi]

To view system error messages look at /usr/adm/messages.

 

[pizza1]

Have you looked at /etc/crash file

from command line
tpye /etc/crash
at the prompt
> crash

that should show you any crash messages if there are any.

type exit to go back to command line.

also do a find on .err files

find / -name *.err -pirnt
this should give you a list of all error log/file.
You can choose which ones to view.

have fun
thanks
fayaz