Examples: Displaying a Log File

Display the contents of the /var/log/messages file stored on the local Routing Engine. (The /var/log directory is the default location for log files, so you do not need to include it in the filename. The messages file is a commonly configured destination for system log messages.)

user@host> show log messages

Apr 11 10:27:25    router1 mgd[3606]: UI_DBASE_LOGIN_EVENT: User 'barbara' 
entering configuration mode

Apr 11 10:32:22    router1 mgd[3606]: UI_DBASE_LOGOUT_EVENT: User 
'barbara' exiting configuration mode

Apr 11 11:36:15    router1 mgd[3606]: UI_COMMIT: User 'root' performed 
commit: no comment

Apr 11 11:46:37    router1 mib2d[2905]: SNMP_TRAP_LINK_DOWN: ifIndex 82, 
ifAdminStatus up(1), ifOperStatus down(2), ifName at-1/0/0

Display the contents of the file /var/log/processes, which has been previously configured to include messages from the daemon facility. When issuing the file show command, you must specify the full pathname of the file:

user@host> file show /var/log/processes

Feb 22 08:58:24    router1 snmpd[359]: SNMPD_TRAP_WARM_START: 
trap_generate_warm: SNMP trap: warm start

Feb 22 20:35:07    router1 snmpd[359]: SNMPD_THROTTLE_QUEUE_DRAINED: 
trap_throttle_timer_handler: cleared all throttled traps

Feb 23 07:34:56    router1 snmpd[359]: SNMPD_TRAP_WARM_START: 
trap_generate_warm: SNMP trap: warm start

Feb 23 07:38:19    router1 snmpd[359]: SNMPD_TRAP_COLD_START: 
trap_generate_cold: SNMP trap: cold start

Display the contents of the file /var/log/processes when the explicit-priority statement is included at the [edit system syslog file processes] hierarchy level:

user@host> file show /var/log/processes

Feb 22 08:58:24    router1 snmpd[359]: 
%DAEMON-3-SNMPD_TRAP_WARM_START: trap_generate_warm: SNMP trap: warm 
start

Feb 22 20:35:07    router1 snmpd[359]: 
%DAEMON-6-SNMPD_THROTTLE_QUEUE_DRAINED: trap_throttle_timer_handler: 
cleared all throttled traps

Feb 23 07:34:56    router1 snmpd[359]: 
%DAEMON-3-SNMPD_TRAP_WARM_START: trap_generate_warm: SNMP trap: warm 
start

Feb 23 07:38:19    router1 snmpd[359]: 
%DAEMON-2-SNMPD_TRAP_COLD_START: trap_generate_cold: SNMP trap: cold 
start