sh Log Problems 2

[Almin]

Hi

At work I am not able to view logs on some of the routers

This is the message I get

salR1-351#sh log
% Incomplete command.

salR1-351#

I do

salR1-351#sh log ?
% Unrecognized command
salR1-351#sh log


I am restricted to view the running configuration on this router but no one here knows what the issue is. Does anyone here maybe have an idea?

Thanks

 

[Almin]

I also did


salR1-351#sh lo?
location login

salR1-351#sh lo

 

[Almin]

I think I found the answer

This IOS version will not allow sh log in user mode only in privlage mode

 

[ISPKing]

a # is privileged mode.

CCNP

 

[Quadratic]

It may also be a custom privilege level. He said earlier that he's restricted from viewing the config file, so they might have put in a privilege level 2-14 with rights just above user-exec. Anything even a bit above user-exec will get the #.

CCNP, CCDP

 

[burtsbees]

You need "sh logg", as in "show logging"

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[Quadratic]

Not so, Burt. Look at his "sh lo?" output.

CCNP, CCDP

 

[Almin]

Im not quite sure if this is a bug in the IOS version...

 

[Quadratic]

Almin, do a "show privilege" from that same prompt. What level of access do your login credentials usually give you? Every time I've ever seen this problem, where you get the # but can't do a common privileged command, it's because of permissions. IOS Help will not show you commands that you don't have permission to execute. I can almost guarantee this isn't a bug.

CCNP, CCDP

 

[Quadratic]

Here is an example of how to recreate the same problem on a clean config file. Note how IOS Help doesn't recognize commands when I put myself into privilege levels that don't have permissions to execute them:

Router#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#no logging console
Router(config)#privilege exec level 4 show logging
Router(config)#privilege exec level 3 show interface
Router(config)#^Z
Router#enable 4
Router#show logg?
logging
Router#enable 3
Router#show logg?
% Unrecognized command
Router#show inter?
interfaces
Router#enable 2
Router#show int?
% Unrecognized command
Router#

CCNP, CCDP

 

[Almin]

My priv level is 2. So what you are saying is that its in the configuration that is not allowing me to. Iew the logs, so i have to ask my network admin to allow sh log on privlage level 2, because there are some 600 routers that i can view logs and about 30 that i cant and what I've noticed is that on those 30 the IOS is newer.

 

[Quadratic]

Since you've confirmed you're in a custom privilege level, I'm 99.9% sure this is a permissions issue. Someone with admin rights would need to add "privilege exec level 2 show logging", for example, to give you that ability.

CCNP, CCDP

 

[Almin]

Great, Thank you... It's preaty sad that I who is a no one in my comany can ask around and find a clue in where the problem is, but people who have worked with that equipment for over 20 years are puzzled by this problem.

Thank you again