Details on where to view logs.

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Dan Helfman 2019-06-11 21:35:43 -07:00
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## Logging
By default, borgmatic logs to a local syslog-compatible daemon if one is
present. You can customize the log level used for syslog logging with the
present. Where those logs show up depends on your particular system. If you're
using systemd, try running `journalctl -xe`. Otherwise, try viewing
`/var/log/syslog` or similiar.
You can customize the log level used for syslog logging with the
`--syslog-verbosity` flag, and this is independent from the console logging
`--verbosity` flag described above. For instance, to disable syslog logging
except for errors:

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and non-zero otherwise.
Validating configuration can be useful if you generate your configuration
files via configuration management, or you just want to double check that your
hand edits are valid.
files via configuration management, or you want to double check that your hand
edits are valid.
## Initialization