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The act of recording actions, requests, and other meaningful data in a computer. Often used for troubleshooting kernels, servers, etc.

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Find all File to log and add string to log BASH

Find all the files in the folder, create list(log) and the log at the beginning of each Append To row "mkdir -p /VOLUME1/path Like This: /volume1/TEST/folder1/1.jpg /Volume1/TEST/folder2/2.jpg I ...
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Extract error info from log files

I am monitoring the real time server logs through putty by running the command 'tail -f console-20160622.log' ,I want to capture all the error information from the logs which are being generated on ...
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Extract text from journalctl logging facility

I have a system which I can access directly with the keyboard but not by ssh (which is my problem, and which arises the question; a RasPi 3 with OSMC 2016.05-1, which is Debian-based, version: 8.5). I ...
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How to set the default program for log4j/log4net log files?

The mentioned log4j/log4net output files look like these: importer-log-file.log.2016-06-09 importer-log-file.log.2016-06-10 importer-log-file.log.2016-06-11 or exporter-log-file.txt.2016-06-09 ...
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Where are logs of MySQL ? Fedora

Hello I just installed MySQL on my Fedora from Source, with cmake,make,make install etc. It's working, but where can I find logs of the server? I have looked into /var/log, but there is nothing with ...
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Merge and view rotated and compressed logfiles

I have a bunch of partly compressed rotated logfiles from a Glassfish application server (using a custom Java logging format): /tmp/server.log /tmp/server.log.13.gz /tmp/server.log.18.gz /...
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New Trisquel installation always at 100% CPU, log files grow very fast, graphical glitches, etc

About a week ago, I installed Trisquel on a rather old (2010-ish) computer, and ever since then there has been an issue which I had never found a solution for, but hesitated from asking for support ...
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Want to Auto-Save EVERY webpage I visit (as HTML or MAFF/MHTML) - Solutions? [duplicate]

I have been trying to solve this problem for a long time, there are multiple possibilities. This gets convoluted... Basically the activity I want to automate is, on EVERY page any browser visits - ...
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How to debug syslog-ng not logging UDP logs

I am trying to get a client to log to a syslog-ng server. However, as far as I can tell, syslog-ng is not registering that it has received the message and it has not logged to the file. NOTE : All ...
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Simple centralized logging for small Debian-based cluster

I have small cluster with 8 servers. Every one has Debian 8.4 installed. I'm only one administrator. What would be the simplest solution for centralized logging with following requirements: Easy to ...
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What type of attack is this by adding /127.0.0.1/ in the URI request?

I am hosting a website and I see a lot of request that include /127.0.0.1/127.0.0.1/ in the URI. Some times the /127.0.0.1/ is present multiple of time in the URI e.g /any/path//127.0.0.1/127.0.0.1/...
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How to measure a CPU overheating process when in Idle Mode?

Every time my PC is idle for an hour, I return to find the fan at maximum speed and the CPU at 51-52 degrees. It's Windows 7 on an 8150 octocore from AMD. The task manager shows that two of the cores ...
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Python logging output limited to ~65 lines

I am working on a simple python script on CentOS 7. There is an error, but I am trying to figure it out using the log. I have a logging class that has the following logging levels: Error Warn Degub ...
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Can I log file operations (create/modify/delete) in Windows?

Is there any logging mechanism in Windows XP to know whether a user has done a specific file operation (create/modify/delete)?
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Configure a UNIX server to send its logs to a remote syslog server?

Is it possible? If so, how is it done exactly? The syslog.conf file doesn't help too much.
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In Eclipse, is it possible to configure two console views to always show the output from the same applications?

For example, I'm writing a server, whose logs I print to a console view. I'm also using testNG, whose logs I print to another console view. I use the "pin" functionality on the server console, ...
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How to interpret an "SFC /VERIFYONLY" CBS integrity log (win10)?

I ran an SFC on my system and it tells me that there were some "Integrity Violations" and to see the log file for more details. So I was able to open it up in Notepad, but I have no idea what I'm ...
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How do I live monitor on linux what files get accessed created modified and deleted?

How do I monitor from this moment on what files get accessed / modified / created / deleted. (in live mode), similar to fseventer / fslogger?
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Excel - plot rate of occurrence of certain event

I'm analyzing logs where I have the times where a certain event occurs, example: t=1.05s t=2.25s t=2.26s t=2.35s t=3.40s I want to be able to plot the rate of occurrences/second in order to see how ...
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rsyslogd: How to prevent logging in the /var/kern.log file and redirecting to another file?

I am trying to redirect iptables log to another file. Based upon my reading on the net, I did the following: In my iptables rule, I have rules like: iptables -A INPUT -s ... -j LOG --log-prefix "...
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how to see the output of a cron/at jobs while it is still running?

The output of a cron or atq job is automatically send by email to the user, when the job is finished. However I am running a time consuming script, and I would like to check that it is running ...
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How Do I Suppress SQL Server "Informational" Messages?

I've just installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express for local development, and it's flooding the Application Event Log with a seemingly endless barrage of trivia and drivel ("SQL Server is now ready for ...
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Find the differences between versions of a log file

Is there a utility that will show you a difference in a directory of log files at one point of time and at the current moment? Current a method in debugging applications is to remove all of the logs ...
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Is it safe to delete the Windows logs folder?

Is it safe to delete the contents of the following Windows logs folder: C:\Windows\Logs (OS: Windows Vista) Directory of c:\Windows\Logs 10-02-2009 21:23 <DIR> . 10-02-2009 21:...
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Modifying script to capture login/shutdown times in Windows

For some time now I've been using this script to view my login time for a particular computer: Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile("C:\Windows\...
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Is there a Windows 7 uninstall log that shows who uninstalled what?

Is it possible to know who uninstalled a specific application from Windows 7 event logs?
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How do I find out when and by whom a particular user was deleted in linux?

I've recently ran into a very odd occurrence on one system I'm using. For no apparent reason, my user account was deleted, although the home directory is still there. I have root access, so I can ...
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SQL Server: Audit permission denied

Is there any easy way to see those events in SQL Server 2008 for which permission was denied on a query (along with the text of the query and the specific object that permission was denied to)? I ...
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Linux network audit

I have a server with Linux Red-hat Enterprise Edition 5.4 installed. and a client/server application that permits connection at the port 6000, but it doesn't offer connections log. I want to know ...
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How to monitor file/folder changes made while offline?

We are 4 friends, working on a project. Everyone works separately on a computer (windows), and all the files are stored in a shared network drive in one of the PCs. We want to monitor the changes ...
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Text / log editor with auto-refresh support [closed]

I'm looking for a text editor / log manager of some kind that will automatically refresh a file's contents when it changes. I have a single target log file (e.g. current.log) that is overwritten ...
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How to track time spent waiting for webpages to load

I would like to track the amount of time I spend waiting for webpages to load in Firefox or Chrome(ium) in a given time period (1 day for example). I am NOT trying to optimize a single page or website,...
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Drivers installation history

How can I check a history of drivers installation on Windows 8? For example I know that in the last week someone installed new drivers. How can I check what drivers were installed and for what ...
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URL Logging on home network

I am interested in knowing what websites my teenage boy is going to from his Chromebook connected wireless to my home network. I have been open with him and have told him that I am not censoring him, ...
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How to tell if a laptop has been used of off the normal network

OK So here is the situation: We have a number of laptops in our organisation. A percentage of the users of these laptops, we beleive never take the laptops out of the building or even out of the ...
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Personal keylogger [closed]

I know keyloggers are a quite grey area. Why do I need a keylogger? vBulitan has an annoying feature. If you keep a session open for many hours and afterwards want to post in a thread without loading ...
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Visible Keylogger (ie not evil) [closed]

I want keylogging software on my laptop for lifelogging purposes. But the software I can find is targeted towards stealth activity. Can anyone recommend a keylogging software targeted towards ...
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Chronologically order two log files into one

I have two log files. In these logs the format is something like 15:41:52,236 INFO And then followed by the actual log messages. If I have two files which can have timestamps that occur before or ...
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Recording a bash session

For auditing and documentation purposes, I'd like to find a command such that everything that happens in a given bash session, is written to a file. I.e., I'd like to end up with a file that shows ...
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Measuring talk time

Situation: a financial advisor starts talking to a customer after starting a timer. When the conversation ends, he stops the timer and the amount of time is added to a log file with information about ...
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Will the Microsoft SQL transaction log by default be enabled during install?

I was asked this question in an interview? Does it depend on version of the server or is it always same (enabled or disabled by default)?
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Spreadsheet for Daily Equipment Hours

My goal on this is to keep track of equipment hours and have a daily report to reflect total hours and run time. I want to make a file with 31 days of worksheets in the workbook for the complete month ...
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Where is the log from repairing an Outlook 2011 database?

Where is the log from repairing an Outlook 2011 database? I have a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.6.
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How can I monitor and log an application?

I am trying to run an application but it closes after a few seconds without giving any error message. Is there an application that will collect a log of everything that the application did which I ...
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Tracking Remote Access

If someone with Domain Admin credentials accesses your PC by using \\Computername\C$ is this "access" logged anywhere? I.E. the date/time and possibly computer name it occurred?
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How to get Firefox debug output on Windows

Firefox has started reliably crashing on startup. It crashes instantly in normal mode, and after about 4 seconds in safe mode. I'm trying to see any kind of debugging output so I can work out what is ...
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create a log file using powershell

How can I create a log file using powershell? I am using this code for log file creation. # Log file time stamp: $LogTime = Get-Date -Format "MM-dd-yyyy_hh-mm-ss" # Log file name: $LogFile = 'C:\...
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Monitoring Linux writes to Compact Flash

I am working on a project that uses a SanDisk compact flash to host a linux operating system (ext2 file system and no swap). The system uses a separate IDE for logging and other file i/o functions. ...
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How do I monitor changes made to environment variables ?

I have an environment variable whose value didn't match the one set by /etc/environment, even after reboot. I eventually found the auto-executed .sh script changing it, but that incident got me ...
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Status of file that is deleted while another process writes to it

I have a WAMP that writes (very often) the logs in a file. If I delete that file (using Shift + Delete) it disappears for a moment, then it appears back (having the same size, not 0). When I try to ...

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