View running log

[darthman8]

Hi,
Can somebody let me know the correct typing to view the running log.
ie( view usb ports when in or out of operation use !

using Kubuntu hardy herald

cheers

[devru]

try tail -f /var/log/messages thats what i do on Fedora, but it should work on hardly heron too i guess.

[sanbornm]

For USB devices you will want to use , 'dmesg'.

[devils casper]

tail -s 3 -f /var/log/messages

Above code will give relevant info about USB device.

[darthman8]

Thanks for your quick replies, i missed out the message part
tail -f /var/log/messages

cheers