Log rotation, a normal thing on Linux systems, keeps any particular log file from becoming too large, yet ensures that sufficient details on system activities are still available for proper system ...

These long-standing logs can help you monitor your networks and employees. So before you invest in a new kind of data collection system, review your log files. Marcus Ranum architected the first ...

OS X includes a number of tools that can be useful for troubleshooting purposes. Console, which you’ll find in the Applications -> Utilities folder, is one such tool. Console is a front-end for all ...

If you usually keep a known amount of hard-drive space clear, and suddenly find your system running low on space, a problem with the way the system handles log files may be to blame. You can use a ...

Considering how much information is available in log files, you’d think companies would pay more attention to them. Client computers, servers, firewalls, network devices, and other appliances generate ...

No matter how large or small your streaming media infrastructure is, it’s critical to know how it’s performing. In fact, your existence is probably intimately tied to how well your system is working.

Search engine crawl data found within log files is a fantastic source of information for any SEO professional. By analyzing log files, you can gain an understanding of exactly how search engines are ...

Dave tackles analysis of the ugly Apache web server log. I know, in my last article I promised I'd jump back into the mail merge program I started building a while back. Since I'm having some hiccups ...

Whenever I have a mystery to uncover about lost storage space, I fire up DaisyDisk, a disk-usage visualization app. While the $9.99 price tag may seem steep for its purpose of plotting out what is ...