How to view SQL Server logging on Linux

18 March,2021 by Tom Collins

Question: How can I view SQL Server Logging on Linux ?

Answer: SQL Server on  Windows - logs details into SQL Server Error logs and Application Logs. Windows event viewer details are available in the Windows Event Logs via the event viewer or Powershell Get-EventLog

1)  SQL Server logs details in the SQL Server error log file and the Linux log usually , /var/opt/mssql/log/

2) Use the journalctl command 

--show all the log messages since last reboot 

journalctl -b 

--list by boot number, step 1 generate list of boot numbers. Use the index number (the first column) from command 1 as input parameter for command 2 

journalctl --list-boots

0 0461cc4f0702412297c62e0b1834db02 Mon 2021-03-08 21:32:29 GMTâThu 2021-03-18 1

journalctl -b 0

 

The data is stored on different log files. If you want to view the data file locations of where the Linux source log files are stored  read  man systemd-journald   on your Linux system 

 

 


Author: Tom Collins (http://www.sqlserver-dba.com)


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