WAS v8.5 > Troubleshoot > Use basic or traditional message logs

View the service log

Service logs are logs written in a binary format. We cannot view a service log directly using a text editor and you should never directly edit the service log.

To view the contents of the service log...

cd app_server_root/bin
./showlog

To display the service log contents...

showlog /path/to/service_log_filename

Format and write the service log contents to a file.

showlog /path/to/service_log_filename output_filename

See also

1. Commands for Common Base Events
2. Logging Common Base Events in WAS
3. Stabilized features
4. Log formatters
5. Log streams and expected output
6. The Common Base Event in WAS
7. Diagnostic trace service settings

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