# What type of log files are available?

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/what-type-of-log-files-are-available/210
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [8 December 2015 18:47 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/what-type-of-log-files-are-available/210 "2015-12-08T18:47:18Z")
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#### Post date: [8 December 2015 18:47 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/what-type-of-log-files-are-available/210/1 "2015-12-08T18:47:18Z")

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Hi,

In /var/log I have a bunch of log files. Are there any system error files that I can turn on or other other reporting type logs?

Running headless through ssh.

drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 80 Dec 7 23:33 apt  
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 0 Dec 7 23:33 dietpi-apt-get\_update  
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 1 Dec 8 00:17 dmesg  
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 1 Dec 8 00:17 dpkg.log  
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 80 Dec 7 23:33 fsck  
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 40 Dec 7 23:33 news  
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 1 Dec 8 00:17 ntpd.log  
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 120 Dec 8 10:35 ntpstats  
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 100 Dec 7 23:33 proftpd  
drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 40 Dec 7 23:33 samba

Gordon Williams

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