monitor start
Syntax
monitor start filename
Description
Start displaying the system log or trace file and additional entries being added to those files.
Options
| filename | Specific log or trace file. |
Additional Information
Log files are generated by the routing
protocol process or by system logging. The log files generated by
system logging are configured with the syslog statement
at the [edit system] hierarchy level and the options statement at the [edit routing-options] hierarchy
level. The trace files generated by the routing protocol process are
configured with traceoptions statements at the [edit
routing-options], [edit interfaces], and [edit protocols protocol] hierarchy levels.
To monitor a log file within a logical system, issue the monitor start logical-system-name/filename command.
Required Privilege Level
trace
Output Fields
Table 1 describes
the output fields for the monitor start command. Output
fields are listed in the approximate order in which they appear.
Field Name |
Field Description |
|---|---|
|
Name of the file from which entries are being displayed. This line is displayed initially and when the command switches between log files. |
|
Timestamp for the log entry. |
Sample Output
monitor start
user@host> monitor start system-log *** system-log*** Jul 20 15:07:34 hang sshd[5845]: log: Generating 768 bit RSA key. Jul 20 15:07:35 hang sshd[5845]: log: RSA key generation complete. Jul 20 15:07:35 hang sshd[5845]: log: Connection from 204.69.248.180 port 912 Jul 20 15:07:37 hang sshd[5845]: log: RSA authentication for root accepted. Jul 20 15:07:37 hang sshd[5845]: log: ROOT LOGIN as 'root' from host.example.com Jul 20 15:07:37 hang sshd[5845]: log: Closing connection to 204.69.248.180
Release Information
Command introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.