Where does Consul store its log files on Linux?

Q: Where does Consul store its log files on Linux?

Consul logs to journalctl -u consul on Linux. 1 other Linux log location is recorded below.

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Where Consul keeps its logs

Consul logs to journalctl -u consul on Linux. 1 other Linux log location is recorded below.

Paths are printed exactly as Consul writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.

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Agent logjournalctl -u consul

Agent log file/var/log/consul.log- Only when log_file is set; rotated files get a timestamp suffix.

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