Monitoring Log Files - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

Monitoring Log Files

Figure 36.4. Adding a Log File
Click on the Open button to open the file. The file is immediately added to the viewing list where you
can select it and view the contents.
Please also note that the System Log Viewer also allows you to open zipped logs whose filenames
end in ".gz".
36.4. Monitoring Log Files
System Log Viewer monitors all opened logs by default. If a new line is added to a monitored log
file, the log name appears in bold in the log list. If the log file is selected or displayed, the new lines
appear in bold at the bottom of the log file and after five seconds are displayed in normal format. This
is illustrated in the figures below. The figure below illustrates a new alert in the messages log file. The
log file is listed in bold text.
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