Viewing Events in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Log in as root.
Use a text editor such as vi or emacs to view the file named /var/log/messages.
The following example shows the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server message log, /var/log/messages. The text in boldface type indicates the message text.
Feb 6 14:20:51 server01
Server Administrator: Instrumentation Service EventID: 1000
Server Administrator starting
Feb 6 14:20:51 server01 Server Administrator:
Instrumentation Service EventID: 1001
Server Administrator startup complete
Feb 6 14:21:21 server01 Server Administrator: Instrumentation Service
EventID: 1254
Chassis intrusion detected Sensor
location: Main chassis intrusion Chassis location: Main System Chassis
Previous state was: OK (Normal) Chassis intrusion state: Open
Feb 6 14:21:51 server01 Server Administrator:
Instrumentation Service EventID: 1252
Chassis intrusion
returned to normal Sensor location: Main chassis intrusion Chassis
location: Main System Chassis Previous state was: Critical (Failed)
Chassis intrusion state: Closed