Chapter 14. Troubleshooting Installation on IBM Power Systems

Procedure 14.1. Transferring Log Files Over the Network

1. On the system you are installing, press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to access a shell prompt. You will be logged into a root account and you will have access to the installation program's temporary file system.
2. Switch to the /tmp directory where the log files are located:

   # cd /tmp

3. Copy the log files onto another system on the network using the scp command:

   # scp *log user@address:path

   Replace user with a valid user name on the target system, address with the target system's address or host name, and path with the path to the directory you want to save the log files into. For example, if you want to log in as john to a system with an IP address of 192.168.0.122 and place the log files into the /home/john/logs/ directory on that system, the command will have the following form:

   # scp *log john@192.168.0.122:/home/john/logs/

   When connecting to the target system for the first time, the SSH client asks you to confirm that the fingerprint of the remote system is correct and that you want to continue:

   The authenticity of host '192.168.0.122 (192.168.0.122)' can't be established.
   ECDSA key fingerprint is a4:60:76:eb:b2:d0:aa:23:af:3d:59:5c:de:bb:c4:42.
   Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

   Type yes and press Enter to continue. Then, provide a valid password when prompted. The files will start transferring to the specified directory on the target system.