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Description of the information displayed

The Boot Log page displays the system's dmesg 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 dmesg log displays system initialization information and messages that are created before the system log (syslogd) is active. Information contained in this log includes:


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 Boot 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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