This article describes the issue of the "error: could not resolve file:xxxxx" error message that is generated when the log messages file is accidentally deleted. It also describes how to resolve the issue.

 

When the log messages file is accidentally deleted, the following error message is generated when the show log messages command is run:

lab@M7i-13# run show log messages
error: could not resolve file: messages

 

Enabling log archive will create the log messages file. You can disable log archive, if it is not required, when the log messages file is created:

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lab@M7i-13# run file delete /var/log/messages

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lab@M7i-13# run show log messages
error: could not resolve file: messages

To resolve the above specified problem, execute the following:

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lab@M7i-13# set system syslog archive

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lab@M7i-13# commit
commit complete

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lab@M7i-13# run show log messages

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lab@M7i-13# commit
commit complete

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lab@M7i-13# run show log messages
Dec 13 15:29:02 M7i-13 mgd[17928]: UI_COMMIT: User 'lab' requested 'commit' operation (comment: none)

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lab@M7i-13# run show log messages?
Possible completions:
<filename> Name of log file
messages Size: 103, Last changed: Dec 13 15:29:03
messages.0.gz Size: 139680, Last changed: Dec 05 10:30:00
messages.1.gz Size: 137563, Last changed: Nov 06 07:00:00
messages.2.gz Size: 137005, Last changed: Nov 05 09:15:00
messages.3.gz Size: 137129, Last changed: Nov 04 11:30:00
messages.4.gz Size: 136849, Last changed: Nov 03 13:45:00
messages.5.gz Size: 9217, Last changed: Oct 01 18:30:00
messages.6.gz Size: 9344, Last changed: Oct 01 18:28:00
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To clear the content in show log messages, use the following command:

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lab@M7i-13# run clear log messages

 

2020-08-12: Article reviewed for accuracy and no changes were made; article valid and relevant