Chapter 2 CLI Command Summary 169
Reference for the Contivity VPN Switch Command Line Interface
This example shows the security log output for normal messages. The urgent
messages are marked with an asterisk (*) character.
Comments
The amount of output from this command can be substantial. It is automatically
paginated on display so that the user can see one page of output at a time. The user
can go through the output one screen at a time, or quit and abandon the remainder
of the output.
show logging syslog
This command displays the contents of the system log. The system log contains
all system events that are considered significant enough to be written to disk,
including those displayed in the security and configuration logs.
Syntax
show logging syslog [date {day month [year]|month day [year]}]
[normal|urgent|detailed|all]
Parameters
date
Specify the date for which the system log is to be displayed.
day
The day of the month for which the system log is to be
displayed.
month
The month for which the system log is to be displayed.
year
The year for which the system log is to be displayed. A
four-digit value.
normal
Display normal events, including user and system interactions,
that indicate switch activity.
