In this video, @LearnLinuxTV shows how to access various log files on a Linux system. Log files are generated by your operating system and give you a better overview of what is happening in your Linux instance.

Chapter:
0:00 – Introduction
0:41 – Where can I find log files?
2:25 – Accessing and reading log files
4:25 – Packaging log files
6:11 – How to read binary log files
7:57 – btmp log file for failed logins
10:43 – Ubuntu /var/log files
12:14 – Ubuntu auth.log file
13:02 – Follow a log file with tail
14:10 – Watch the logs update
16:19 – Syslog for system events
17:35 – apt package log file
20:21 – dmesg log file
23:07 – Journalctl and Systemctl commands
27:21 – Outro

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