Table 60: Filtering System Log Messages - Juniper EX2300-C Hardware Manual

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Table 60: Filtering System Log Messages

Field
System Log File
Process
Date From
To
Event ID
Description
Search
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Function
Specifies the name of a system log file for
which you want to display the recorded events.
Lists the names of all the system log files that
you configure.
By default, a log file,
messages
the directory.
/var/log/
Specifies the name of the process generating
the events you want to display.
To view all the processes running on your
system, enter the CLI command
.
processes
For more information about processes, see the
Junos OS Installation and Upgrade Guide
Specifies the time period in which the events
you want displayed are generated.
Displays a calendar that allows you to select
the year, month, day, and time. It also allows
you to select the local time.
By default, the messages generated during the
last one hour are displayed. End Time shows
the current time and Start Time shows the time
one hour before End Time.
Specifies the event ID for which you want to
display the messages.
Allows you to type part of the ID and completes
the remainder automatically.
An event ID, also known as a system log
message code, uniquely identifies a system log
message. It begins with a prefix that indicates
the generating software process or library.
Specifies text from the description of events
that you want to display.
Allows you to use regular expressions to match
text from the event description.
NOTE: Regular expression matching is
case-sensitive.
Applies the specified filter and displays the
matching messages.
Your Action
To specify events recorded in a particular
file, select the system log filename from
the list—for example,
Select
Include archived files
archived files in the search.
, is included in
To specify events generated by a process,
type the name of the process.
For example, type
generated by the management process.
show system
.
To specify the time period:
Click the
year, month, and date—for example,
02/10/2007
Click the
year, month, and date—for example,
02/10/2007
Click to select the time in hours, minutes,
and seconds.
To specify events with a specific ID, type
the partial or complete ID—for example,
TFTPD_AF_ERR
To specify events with a specific
description, type a text string from the
description with regular expression.
For example, type
messages with lines beginning with the
term Initial.
To apply the filter and display messages,
click
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messages
to include
to list all messages
mgd
Calendar icon and select the
.
Calendar icon and select the
.
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^Initial* to display all
.