error logs

tm2383 · 12-13-2012, 05:59 PM

Can you tell me if there is any way of getting a log of current system errors? I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed. When I log out, some error messages flash up on the screen, but disappear before I can read them. My Ubuntu is still running, but I would like to correct the errors.

Thanks in advance,

Tim

malekmustaq · 12-14-2012, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tm2383

Can you tell me if there is any way of getting a log of current system errors? I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed. When I log out, some error messages flash up on the screen, but disappear before I can read them. My Ubuntu is still running, but I would like to correct the errors.

Thanks in advance,

Tim

For error messages they usually go to /var/log/messages, try--

Code:

~# dmesg | less <press spacebar to scroll a windowful>

If it is about the X windowing, the errors are trapped this way:

Code:

~# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

You can also examine other important records:

Code:

~# cat /var/log/debug | less
~# cat /var/log/syslog | less
~# cat /var/log/messages | less

HOpe that helps.

tm2383 · 12-14-2012, 12:00 PM

Thanks for the reply. I managed to get a list of the errors. They are as follows:

Code:

Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 9: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 12: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 34: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 44: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 55: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 66: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 77: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 89: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 101: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-culmus.conf", line 111: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/90-fonts-nanum-coding.conf", line 10: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/90-fonts-nanum-coding.conf", line 22: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not works as expected

Contents of 65-culmus.conf is as follows:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>

<!-- WINDOWS ALIASES -->

	<!-- Guttman Adii is replaced with David Medium Italic -->
	<match target="pattern" >
		<test name="family" >
			<string>Guttman Adii</string>
			<string>Guttman Adii-Light</string>
		</test>
		<edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
			<string>David CLM</string>
		</edit>
		<edit mode="assign" binding="same" name="slant" >
			<const>italic</const>
		</edit>
	</match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>Guttman-Aram</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Keter YG</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>Guttman Stam</string>
                        <string>Guttman Stam1</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Stam Ashkenaz CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>Guttman Hodes</string>
                        <string>Monotype Hadassah</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Hadasim CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>Aharoni</string>
                        <string>Guttman Aharoni</string>
                        <string>Guttman-Aharoni</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Aharoni CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>FrankRuehl</string>
                        <string>Guttman Frank</string>
                        <string>Guttman Frnew</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Frank Ruehl CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>David</string>
                        <string>David Transparent</string>
                        <string>Guttman David</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>David CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>Fixed Miriam Transparent</string>
                        <string>Guttman Myamfix</string>
                        <string>Guttman-CourMir</string>
                        <string>Miriam Fixed</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Miriam Mono CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>Guttman Miryam</string>
                        <string>Levenim MT</string>
                        <string>Miriam</string>
                        <string>Miriam Transparent</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Miriam CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>Guttman Drogolin</string>
                        <string>Guttman Vilna</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Drugulin CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

<!-- CULMUS ALIASES -->
        <match target="pattern" >
                <test name="family" >
                        <string>Shmuel CLM</string>
                </test>
                <edit mode="append" binding="same" name="family" >
                        <string>Shmulik CLM</string>
                </edit>
        </match>

	<alias>	<family>Caladings</family>	<accept><family>Caladings CLM</family></accept>	</alias>
	<alias>	<family>David</family>		<accept><family>David CLM</family></accept>	</alias>
	<alias>	<family>Drugulin</family>	<accept><family>Drugulin CLM</family></accept>	</alias>
	<alias>	<family>Ellinia</family>	<accept><family>Ellinia CLM</family></accept>	</alias>
	<alias>	<family>Frank Ruehl</family>	<accept><family>Frank Ruehl CLM</family></accept></alias>
	<alias>	<family>Ktav Yad</family>	<accept><family>Ktav Yad CLM</family></accept>	</alias>
	<alias>	<family>Miriam Mono</family>	<accept><family>Miriam Mono CLM</family></accept></alias>
	<alias>	<family>Nachlieli</family>	<accept><family>Nachlieli CLM</family></accept>	</alias>
	<alias>	<family>Frank Ruehl OT</family>	<accept><family>Frank Ruehl CLM</family></accept></alias>

<!-- MAC ALIASES -->
	<alias>	<family>Raanana</family>	<accept><family>David CLM</family></accept>	</alias>
	<alias>	<family>ArialHB</family>	<accept><family>Nachlieli CLM</family></accept>	</alias>
	<alias>	<family>New Peninim MT</family>	<accept><family>Frank Ruehl CLM</family></accept></alias>

</fontconfig>

Do you (or anyone else) have any idea why this error is being displayed ?

Thanks again for any help,

Tim

malekmustaq · 12-15-2012, 12:13 AM

Why, is there any problem at your system's font rendering? If there is none then that error report may be considered as of minor importance.

Indeed freedesktop does not read from cache in XDG_HOME directory. If you want to eliminate the error you may remove them as well:

Quote:

~$ rm -fr ~/.fontconfig/*

The next system load the error may not be reported anymore if you are lucky. Yet you can leave it alone if there are no material issues in the system or in applications.