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Error Log File Location
Hi,

Where i can find the solaris server log file having the day to day activity registered for root cause analysis of system crashed ?

apart from the /var/adm directory ???
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In case the OS really crashed (i.e. kernel panic), have a look at the /var/crash/$(hostname) directory.
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In case the OS really crashed (i.e. kernel panic), have a look at the /var/crash/$(hostname) directory.


I have seen this But the Not in readable format

Any other way ??
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of course it is unreadable, even if you have contract with SUN to give them it for analyze you will have difficulties in uploading because of maybe Gb files of crashes.thats why use ACT tool (Cte(act)) .. only in case if you have contract with SUN.
Otherwise /var/adm/messages .. gives a lot of useful flowers ))
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on some systems, even the messages files would not give you blooming flowers Instead the console messages would give you even better information,eg ALOM, RSC, depending on the type of system and IF you have configured it to do so..
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You can easily retrieve useful information from the /var/crash files by using mdb.

eg.:

Code:
mdb unix.3 vmcore.3<<%
::status
::ps
::msgbuf
::panicinfo
$c
%
If you want to go further, you can download Solaris Crash Analysis Tool.

SolarisCAT
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/var/log/syslog is useful as well

check out coreadm.conf, syslog.conf, etc.
Read their man pages (man core/coreadm/syslog/logadm)

If you are having issues, you can increase the amount of information that is being captured in your log, you can control the circumstances for core file creation, etc.
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