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Is there a log file for system errors please?

Asked by bwallum

System error detected - Report error window pops up frequently and I do not know why. Does the system have a log file for all of these instances so that I might get nearer to discovering the cause?

I'm running on development version of Ubuntu Desktop 19.04

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Best Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#1

Ubuntu 19.04 is not the development version.
Which Ubuntu release are you really running?

There is a known problem, that crash files are not removed after uploading, and the "Report error window" pops up again and again.

Are there some files in the /var/crash/ directory? If yes, you could delete them

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bwallum (rbw2) said : 		#2

Thanks Manfred. 19.04 with development updates set....no doubt well on the way to 19.10 by now.

I have deleted items in the /var/crash directory and in my searching for the way to access log files found this excellent intro:-

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-journalctl-to-view-and-manipulate-systemd-logs#setting-the-system-time

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bwallum (rbw2) said : 		#3

Thanks Manfred Hampl, that solved my question.