How to Generate SUSE Logs

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Objective

The following article, guides you through the process of generating SUSE logs using the command supportconfig.

Environment

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES)

  • Data Collection

Procedure

Use the following procedure to generate SUSE logs:

  1. Open a shell and become root.
  2. Run the command supportconfig. If the supportconfig command fails, check for the supportutils package. If it’s not installed, Click Here

    user-root#supportconfig
     
  3. Wait for the tool the results.
  4. Find the file in /var/log . The file name format be something like scc_HOST_DATE_TIME.tbz

Additional Notes

You might want to specify the search. In the following table, you will see the most common options.

Command

Description

supportconfig -m

Display the manual for supportconfig

supportconfig -i <Topic>

Limit the search to a specific area or feature

supportconfig -l

Rotate the log files after a kernel crash.

 

Internal Notes

 

 

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