Where are my log files?

Question

I ran less /var/log/messages and got the output

/var/log/messages: No such file or directory

How can I either find them or set up error handling? Is there an app that can notify me of errors?

I'm using Lubuntu 15.04.

I found how to receive email alerts of hardware problems. Please tell me if the script would still work.

A little more effort searching over the internet can be great. — tachomi
– tachomi, Commented Jul 10, 2015 at 14:39
I don't like your style of question. First part would be solved easily by Google and second part is not really a question, more an invitation to do your job. — Jodka Lemon
– Jodka Lemon, Commented Jul 10, 2015 at 20:25

krt · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-10 14:29:26Z

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Lubuntu dosen't use messages, it uses syslog. Do this instead:

$ less /var/log/syslog

answered Jul 10, 2015 at 14:29

krt

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Jodka Lemon · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-10 15:32:17Z

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As krt pointed out

the messages equivalent in Debian based systems is

$ less /var/log/syslog

and since 15.04 systemd is installed, so you can use journalctl to see the logs. Create directory /var/log/journal to get persistent logs.

answered Jul 10, 2015 at 15:32

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-13 12:36:56Z

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You can use rsyslogd & edit /etc/rsyslog.conf, & make any facility redirect to any file you want, check here!.

man syslog man rsyslogd

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answered Jul 10, 2015 at 15:33

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