Is it possible to read Webmin logs directly from within Bash?

Question

I usually access each of Webmin's logs from Webmin itself, but for some reason I can't access the program.

Is there a way to access any of these logs from Bash? I just want Webmin's explanation of what went wrong when I tried to log into it several times with a correct username and password, an action that went just fine in previous installations.

Answer 1

I accessed Webmin WHM error log via:

cat /var/webmin/webmin.log

One might need to turn on logging and only then repea the error-causing actions → otherwise a webmin.log file wont exist in its relevant system.

One can turn on logging from Webmin → Webmin Configuration → Logging.
_{There might be a way to turn these directly from Bash but I didn't find such a way.}

Accessing Webmin web server log:

cat /var/webmin/miniserv.log

Further way to track errors is:

cat /var/webmin/miniserv.error

Notes:

• If one looks for files in /var/webmin o system and cannot find them, cheeking in /var/log/webmin instead might be helpful.