Viewing logs for a resource

    You can view the log for various resources in the OpenShift CLI (oc) and web console. Logs read from the tail, or end, of the log.

    Prerequisites

    • Access to the OpenShift CLI (oc).

    Procedure (UI)

    1. Select a project from the drop-down menu.

    Procedure (CLI)

    • View the log for a specific pod:

      where:

      Optional: Specifies that the output follows what is being written into the logs.

      Optional: Specifies the name of a container. When a pod has more than one container, you must specify the container name.

      For example:

      The contents of log files are printed out.

    • View the log for a specific resource:

      1Specifies the resource type and name.

      For example:

      The contents of log files are printed out.