Step 7: Display a Log File

Action

To look at a log or trace file, use the following JUNOS CLI operational mode command:

user@host> show log filename 

Sample Output

user@host> show log messages 

Sep 10 07:00:00 host newsyslog[7249]: logfile turned over

Sep 10 07:01:49 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor: 10.0.8.1+1348

Sep 10 07:04:17 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor: 10.0.8.1+1349

Sep 10 07:06:45 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor: 10.0.8.1+1350

Sep 10 07:07:53 host login: 2 LOGIN FAILURES FROM 172.24.16.21

Sep 10 07:07:53 host login: 2 LOGIN FAILURES FROM 172.24.16.21, show 
configuration | no-more

Sep 10 07:08:25 host inetd[2785]: /usr/libexec/telnetd[7251]: exit status 0x100

Sep 10 07:09:13 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor: 10.0.8.1+1351

Sep 10 07:11:41 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor: 10.0.8.1+1352

Sep 10 07:14:09 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor: 10.0.8.1+1353

Sep 10 07:16:37 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor: 10.0.8.1+1354

Sep 10 07:19:05 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor: 10.0.8.1+1355

Sep 10 07:21:33 host rpd[6451]: bgp_listen_accept: Connection attempt from 
unconfigured neighbor:

What It Means

The sample output shows the rpd log messages in the messages file for September 10 from 7:00 to 7:21 AM.

NOTE: Local log files are saved in the /var/log directory.