Jenkins.log file location on Ubuntu

[Jason LeMauk]

Hello!

 

I am trying to access Jenkins logging outside of the web UI. The goal is to have a log available in the event that Jenkins web UI is inaccessible.

 

From what I have seen, system logging is stored in a jenkins.log file.

 

I’m unable to locate this file on my system. It should be noted that my Jenkins host machine is an Ubuntu 14.04 desktop. I have tried using the find command, as well as searching using the Ubuntu file explorer.

 

I can see the system logs in the web UI, however I cannot search from command line or GUI to find the file. No results are returned.

When I check the /var/log/jenkins directory, I see a config file but nothing else: config -> /etc/sv/jenkins/log/config.

 

Does anybody know what I’m missing here? I would assume that if I can see Jenkins system logging in the web UI that there would be a jenkins.log file somewhere on the system.

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

-Jason