Anaconda logging

Radek Vykydal
7 Feb 2016

Anaconda log files

in installer
- /tmp
- traceback file
on system
- /var/log/anaconda
%pre, %post scripts
- /tmp
- --log= file, /dev/console
tty output
- log level setting inst.loglevel boot option

Obtaining logs

scp from shell
sshd
python -m simpleHTTPServer
post-crash network setup: nmcli
mount a usb stick

Additional logging

dracut logs
- rd.debug
- journalctl -a
tty2 shell history
debugging networking
- updates image with /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

Remote logging

remote rsyslog logging
- inst.syslog=<host>[:<port>]
virtio logging - looks for virtio serial port org.fedoraproject.anaconda.log.0
- inst.virtiolog
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Logging