Logfiles - where are the files placed in Linux file system and how to interpret messages

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hi

I'm experiences network problems and I am trying to figure out Linux/OpenWrt logsystem, so:

Were is the logfile witch is named System Log in LUCI interface placed in the linux filesystem?
(Can not find it when I SSH to router and I would like to do grep stof)

LUCI interface System Log says:
Tue Dec 27 21:12:53 2022 daemon.notice netifd: Network device 'lan1' link is down

Does this mean that someon has access to my router and turning the LAN interface down ???

Thank you

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dmesg will print the log file.

It isn't written, due to flash wear.

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In RAM. There is no file.

Likely you just have a dsa switch control enabled router, and the device connected to switch port 1 is turned off. (Port 1 in dsa is usually called lan1)

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Great thanks :slight_smile:

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Thanks - that's quick :+1:

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