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How to work with log files

MAAS has a robust logging capability, which presents several different views, including a number of node-specific log files and several syslogd-style text logs. Each of these logs provides different information, or at the very least, different views of the same information. MAAS gathers logging information about the various MAAS states and records both automated and user-driven actions.

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The discussion of these logs and their contents can be very extensive, so each type of logging has its own documentation section, reachable from the left-hand menu – or from the list of questions above.

About the syslog logging path

How to use a remote syslog server

To add a remote syslog server, click the Settings tab and then click the Network services tab. Scroll down to the Syslog section, where you can add a syslog URL or IP:

Click the Save button to save your changes.