Getting Started

You can start System Log Viewer in the following ways:

Applications menu

Choose System Tools ▸ Log File Viewer.

Ukazna vrstica

Type gnome-system-log, then press Return.

When you start System Log Viewer, the following window is displayed.

Slika 1System Log Viewer Window

The first time you start System Log Viewer, the application displays several log files by default (such as /var/log/messages). Opened logs are listed on the left side of the application window. The log selected in this list is displayed in the main area of the application window.

By default, System Log Viewer monitors every opened log, and any change appears automatically in the main window. See Odsek 3.4 ― To Monitor Logs for more information.