How to resync Webmin system logs so Webmin's system log filters picks up the new logs with /var/log

[oneearth]

SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version	Debian 13
Virtualmin version	8.1.0 Pro

This is the first time I installed Debian 13 on a bare-metal server. Subsequently, I found out that there were missing logs and thus Webmin > System > System logs couldn’t filter on a specific log.

So I installed rsyslog and the system logs were created. [I don’t know if it’s within the scope of the Virtualmin migration documentation to mention this, or whether newbies like me just have to find out the hard way.]

I tried signing out and in of Webmin but that didn’t seem to to pick up the new logs when I specified /var/log as a filter.

Anyone have thoughts on how I can get Webmin’s filter to pick up those newly added system logs?

[jimr1]

Use the journal instead of the older log format,
.

[oneearth]

@jimr1

Use the journal instead of the older log format,

Hmmm, I’m not sure how to implement what you’re suggesting.

With the Webmin graphical interface, I do see a “journalctl --reverse --no-hostname --lines 100” as a command.

It’s just that I’d like to have the pulldown menu show the newly added logs now that rsyslog has been installed (especially mail.log which I usually use this panel for).

[oneearth]

I did try to add ‘Extra log files to show’ and added the mail.log. Restarted Webmin and tried again. But still not showing the extra logs as options in the filter box.

From 'System Logs RS' missing after new webmin installation:

@Joe

You don’t need System Logs RS for that.

You can add regular text logs (and several regular text logs are included by default) in the System Logs module. Click Module Configuration and add the ones you want in Extra log files to show.

[oneearth]

Ha! That was it! I just needed to add each additional log on a separate line. Yay!

From 'System Logs RS' missing after new webmin installation:

@Joe

You don’t need System Logs RS for that.

You can add regular text logs (and several regular text logs are included by default) in the System Logs module. Click Module Configuration and add the ones you want in Extra log files to show.

[jimr1]

Use the postfix option from the drop down to see most of what you would see in the older mail log or if you use the command line use something like

Jounalctl -u postfix@-.service -u dovecot -u spamd --no-hostname

which will give you the same as mail.log you could add ‘-f’ to just tail the journal if that’s what you want to do

[oneearth]

Thanks. Got it!