hi Clive, > With:- > sudo gedit /var/log/gdm/:0.log (thanks Dan) > > Got into :0.log but did not understand what was listed, large file, is there > any way to save file and post to you without copy to list? Assume I can > give different name with 'save as' from getdit and save to my documents > area; without causing problems? > Also don't know if what I'm seeing is latest start up info as it started OK > for last 2x.
on my system (slackware) the X server's log file is *overwritten* every time X starts up. to save the file you could simply copy it to your home directory, eg: sudo cp /var/log/gdm/:0.log ~/old.0.log -- regards, jr. time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
