Chapter 10. Creating a diagnostic log for support


If you need help from the Red Hat support team, you can create and share diagnostic log files. These log files can help the support team to troubleshoot issues with insights-client.

10.1. Creating a diagnostic log

You can create a diagnostic log to share with the support team.

Prerequisites

  • You have root-level access to your system.
  • You have installed the insights-client on your system.

Procedure

  1. Enter the insights-client command with the --support option.

    [root@rhlightspeed]# insights-client --support

    The command displays informational messages while creating the support file.

    Collecting logs...
    Red Hat Lightspeed version: insights-core-3.0.121-1
    Registration check:
    status: True
    unreachable: False
    . . . .
    Copying Red Hat Lightspeed logs to archive...
    Support information collected in /var/tmp/H_Y43a/insights-client-logs-20190927144011.tar.gz
  2. Navigate to the collection directory as shown in the Support information collected in message.

    [root@rhlightspeed]# cd /var/tmp/H_Y43a
  3. Unpack the compressed tar.gz file.

    [root@rhlightspeed]# tar -xzf insights-client-logs-20250912112824.tar.gz

    Extracting the tar.gz copies the log files into your current directory. You can share the tar.gz file with the support team if requested.

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