logs for unix

[hongman]

Hi all

Where does Linux keep its logs as to why/when ethernet connections are dropped/killed/brought back up?

Cheers

Hong

[madcompnerd]

dmesg
/var/log/messages

Usually.

[hongman]

I meant Linux, sorry if that makes a difference.

dmesg only has stuff about devices, and I dont have a /var/log/messages.

I have syslog...that seems to detail a few bits, like 'connection was terminated'.

But..

1)it only dates back to april 21
2)does it get anymore specific as to how it was killed, i/e by command, by a service, etc?

[madcompnerd]

I know you meant linux, what I said may not work on most Unices.

[hongman]

Thanks.

Any thoughts as yto the dates, why they aren't bang up to date?

[madcompnerd]

syslog dumps to it occasionally, not constantly.

[hongman]

Ok, thanks!

[SpookyFox]

Unices = plural of Unix?

[voidinit]

Yes, unicies = unix in multiple.

However, if you are running a GNU/Linux system of any sort, a quick look at /etc/syslog.conf will tell you which log messages are going to where. Dmesg deals with kernel messages and it's pretty much constant.