System Log Viewer Page

Use this page to view information from system logs on NI Linux Real-Time targets. This page includes the following components:

System Log Descriptions

The system logs that display information on this page pertain to the NI Linux Real-Time operating system or to NI software, as described in the following table.

System LogDescription
authlog* Records authentication operations.
cron* Records messages from the cron system scheduler.
messages* Records general system activity.
nierrlog Records LabVIEW error information, including messages from the Write to System Log VI.
nikern Records kernel error information.
nimdns Records network service announcement and discovery messages for NI Linux Real-Time targets released in 2013 or 2014.
Note For most NI Linux Real-Time targets released after 2014, you can find this information in the messages system log instead of the nimdns system log.
* This log is available on most Unix-like operating systems. You can learn more about this log on the Internet.