Help for Cron Job Log


Description of the information displayed

The Cron Job Log page displays the system's cron log. The log is displayed in descending chronological order (most recent line is shown first). Preceding each displayed line is the relative position of the line in the displayed information (used when skipping to specific lines in the file).

The cron log displays information to jobs (processes) started by the system cron process. The following information is logged for each cron job:

Sample line from the cron log:

   <LINE NUMBER> : <USER ID> (<DATE>-<TIME>-<PROCESS ID>) CMD (<COMMAND>)

How to Navigate and Search the Log

The log file being displayed may be large, depending on the age of the log and the amount of log activity. The Cron Job Log panel displays 1000 lines of the file at a time, providing tools for you to navigate through large files.

previous Click this arrow to display the previous 1000 lines in the log file.
next Click this arrow to display the next 1000 lines in the log file.
Goto line: To skip to a line, type the line number in the entry field, and select go. The section of the log file containing the specified line is displayed, along with a number of lines preceding the specified line.


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