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  • 1.  How to view the ESX Server reboot log

    Posted Dec 20, 2007 06:11 AM

    Hi Experts,

    How to view the esx server is rerooted log?



  • 2.  RE: How to view the ESX Server reboot log

    Posted Dec 20, 2007 06:19 AM

    Hi,

    Check the files /var/log/messsages and /var/log/boot.log with "syslogd " entry startup succeeded or restarted.

    regards

    santhosh



  • 3.  RE: How to view the ESX Server reboot log

    Posted Dec 20, 2007 06:48 AM

    thank you very much!

    how to view who reboot the esx server?



  • 4.  RE: How to view the ESX Server reboot log
    Best Answer

    Posted Dec 20, 2007 07:04 AM

    Hi,

    Check the command "last",I am not sure if the command works(now I am not at the server to check)

    for the list of logs see the following thread

    http://communities.vmware.com/thread/99261

    regards

    santhosh



  • 5.  RE: How to view the ESX Server reboot log

    Posted Dec 20, 2007 04:37 PM

    In linux last will show all the users who logged in and out since the last time the file /var/log/wtmp was created.

    What you can do to double check is go through any user logged in around the time of the reboot is to check their .bash_history file in their home directory to see if their is a reboot command in it.



  • 6.  RE: How to view the ESX Server reboot log

    Posted Dec 21, 2007 03:57 AM

    I have checked on esx "last" show history of reboots and the user rebooted it

    regards

    santhosh



  • 7.  RE: How to view the ESX Server reboot log

    Posted Dec 21, 2007 02:01 PM

    good to see you found the answer on what happened



  • 8.  RE: How to view the ESX Server reboot log

    Posted Dec 21, 2007 10:26 PM

    I have checked on esx it shows history of reboots

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