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matthew wall
2023-12-05 09:18:48 -05:00
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## Log files
In the default configuration, WeeWX logs to the system logger `syslog`. On most
systems, this puts the WeeWX messages into a file, along with other messages
from the system.
systems, this puts the WeeWX messages into the system log file, along with
other messages from the system.
If WeeWX was installed from DEB or RPM package, then the WeeWX log messages
still use the `syslog`, but they are saved to files separate from the system's
log messages.
still use the `syslog`, but they are saved to files in the directory
`/var/log/weewx` instead of intermingled with the system messages in the
system log.
See the wiki article [WeeWX logging](https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/WeeWX-v4-and-logging)
for more information on how to control logging in WeeWX.
This is where to find the system log.
This is where to find the system log:
=== "Debian"
@@ -107,10 +108,6 @@ This is where to find the system log.
!!! note
On macOS, the log file is likely to contain only severe log messages.
=== "DEB/RPM installation"
`/var/log/weewx/weewxd.log`
## Location of executables in a pip install