I need to help , i confuse when work with ubuntu 12.04 .

the.shirini · 06-20-2012, 04:56 AM

hi every nice people
i work with redhat base distro without any top problem but now want to test ubuntu 12.04 , i can't work with VI for example or i can't found this directory --> /var/log/message ....
HELP!!!

jefro · 06-20-2012, 01:10 PM

Welcome. I hope we can help. We also understand that you may have to translate from one language to another.

First, do you have vi or vim installed?

Do you have /var subfolder?

jschiwal · 06-22-2012, 06:46 AM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux Ubuntu and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

the.shirini · 06-30-2012, 06:58 AM

yes i have vi but don't have vim , i found new way , i cp fstab to (for example /home) after that edit that , next cp new fstab for replace orginal.
yes i have /var subfolder .

RockDoctor · 07-01-2012, 06:54 PM

Interesting. Using the an updated U12.10 daily build, there's no /var/log/messages file:

Code:

/var/log$ ls
alternatives.log    cups	    jockey.log		syslog
alternatives.log.1  dist-upgrade    jockey.log.1	syslog.1
apport.log	    dmesg	    kern.log		udev
apport.log.1	    dmesg.0	    kern.log.1		ufw.log
apt		    dmesg.1.gz	    lastlog		unattended-upgrades
auth.log	    dmesg.2.gz	    lightdm		upstart
auth.log.1	    dpkg.log	    mail.err		wtmp
boot		    dpkg.log.1	    mail.log		wtmp.1
boot.log	    faillog	    news		Xorg.0.log
bootstrap.log	    fontconfig.log  pm-powersave.log	Xorg.0.log.old
btmp		    fsck	    pm-powersave.log.1
btmp.1		    hp		    samba
ConsoleKit	    installer	    speech-dispatcher

the.shirini · 07-02-2012, 01:26 AM

thanks, ok , then how can i find general system log ? is it in dmesg file?

evo2 · 07-02-2012, 01:33 AM

Hi,

did you check the contents of /var/log/syslog?

Evo2.