Step 2: Display the Configured Log File

Action

To display the log file in configuration mode, enter the following command:

[edit system syslog]

user@host# run show log filename

For example:

[edit system syslog]

user@host# run show log mw-configuration-changes 

Sample Output

[edit system syslog]

user@host# run show log mw-configuration-changes

Sep 17 07:03:22  nut mgd[7793]: UI_CFG_AUDIT_OTHER: User 'root' override: 
/config/juniper.conf

Sep 17 07:07:21  nut mgd[2751]: UI_CFG_AUDIT_OTHER: User 'root' set: [interfaces 
lo0 unit 0 family inet address 127.0.0.1/32]

Sep 17 07:07:21  nut mgd[2751]: UI_CFG_AUDIT_SET: User 'root' set: [system 
domain-name] "englab.company.net" -> "englab.company.net"

Sep 17 07:07:21  nut mgd[2751]: UI_CFG_AUDIT_OTHER: User 'root' set: [system 
name-server 172.17.28.101]

Sep 17 07:07:22  nut mgd[2751]: UI_CFG_AUDIT_OTHER: User 'root' set: [system 
domain-search] "englab.company.net"

Sep 17 07:07:22  nut mgd[2751]: UI_CFG_AUDIT_OTHER: User 'root' set: [system 
domain-search] "company.net"

Sep 17 07:07:22  nut mgd[2751]: UI_CFG_AUDIT_OTHER: User 'root' set: [system 
domain-search] "jnpr.net"

What It Means

The sample output shows the contents of the log file and that the last configuration change was on September 17 at 07:07:22.