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journalctl Basics: How to Easily Check Your Linux Logs

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journalctl Basics: How to Easily Check Your Linux Logs

With the Linux Crash Course series, you’ll learn valuable Linux skills – one video at a time. In this episode, you’ll learn the basics of the journalctl command – which is the standard for viewing log files going forward.

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*πŸ• Time Codes
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – What is the "journalctl" command?
04:16 – Basic usage of journalctl
05:26 – Inspecting a service with journalctl
08:56 – Following output of a particular service
10:12 – Using journalctl to troubleshoot OpenSSH
11:59 – Viewing log entries from a particular time
15:15 – Viewing log output from a specific user
16:50 – Shrinking log size with "vacuum"

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Date: March 28, 2025