Logging errors & messages from tty3 during installation

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:24:35 +0100
Andy Kannberg <andy.kannberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Is there a way to log the errors and messages from the virtual
> consoles during installation ?
> I'm trying to do some postinstall stuff during a preconfigured
> installation. Some of these postinstalls have some errors and
> generate some logging. But they fly too fast off the screen to read
> them. So, if anyone can give me a hint how to catch em, I would be
> helped alot !
> 
> cheers,
> Andy

The installation does write log files as it installs. The logs are kept
in /var/log/ and /var/log/installer/ . You can read them as they are
being written, or copy the to another computer to read them. Run
'anna-install openssh-client-udeb' from tty2, then you can scp the
files from the directory to some other computer.

Good luck,

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