# How to view syslog in Ubuntu?

Linux has a special directory for storing logs. This directory contains
collected logs from the operating system itself, services and other applications
running on the system.

The actual location differed depending on Linux flavor:

- On Ubuntu machines, you can find the logs in the following directory

```bash
/var/log/syslog
```

- On a RHEL/CentOS machine, the output is found in:

```bash
/var/log/messages
```

To view the file in the terminal, use the `cat` command:

```bash
cat /var/log/syslog
```

Or you can open the file in some text editor:

```bash
sudo nano /var/log/syslog
```