I'm not sure what you mean by you installed your application server with a gui - it could be a local machine or a remote machine.
If it's local, open an Xterm. If it's a remote machine, then:
Code:
$ ssh username@host.sld.tld
In either case, simply:
That will prompt you for the root password and then you'll see that your prompt has changed from '$' (or '%') to '#'
Then you need to do one of the following, depending upon which file you want to see:
Code:
# tail -f /var/log/messages
# tail -f /var/log/maillog
# tail -f /var/log/secure
etc...
That will "tail the logs", the '-f' "Follows" the tail, so you will see a continous flow of logged items as they are added to the end of the logfiles.
you can also:
Code:
# less /var/log/messages
Using "less", you can use the 'j' key or the 'return' key to scroll down through the file, the 'k' key to scroll up through the file, and the space bar to move down a page at a time.
If you have a mouse, you can
Code:
# cat /var/log/messages
the whole file will whiz by until the end is reached, at which point you can use your mouse to scroll back up and down.
The 'head' command is similar to the 'tail' command, showing the top few lines of the file you have chosen.
To find out what logfiles are there:
and for more information:
Code:
$ man head
$ man tail
$ man less
$ man cat
$ man ls
If you really need to use something like KSystemLog (I'll assume you're running Xfce), then this will get you going...
Code:
$ su -
# ksystemlog &
that su's you (logs you in as) root, and then runs a graphical logviewer, 'ksystemlog', and the '&' bg's everything so you can close the Xterm that called the graphical utility.
Finally,
READ THIS ENTIRE BOOK
I hope that helps
Kindest regards,
