Table 59: Filtering System Log Messages - Juniper EX9214 Hardware Manual

Table 59: 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
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
show system 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 in the last 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.
Resets all the fields in the Events Filter box.
Chapter 28: Alarms and System Log 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 the
To specify events generated by a process,
type the name of the process.
For example, type
. generated by the management process.
.
To specify the time period:
Click the
month, and date—for example,
02/10/2007
Click the
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
Search
To reset the field values that are listed in the
Events Filter box, click
.
messages
to include
to list all messages
mgd
Calendar icon and select the year,
.
Calendar icon and select the year,
.
.
^Initial* to display all
.
.
Reset
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