Code Summary: Logging Basics for MongoDB Servers

Review the following code, which demonstrates how to access the log file and logs in mongosh.

Use the File Path to Access the Log File

From the MongoDB Shell, run the following command to return the file path for the log file:

db.serverCmdLineOpts().parsed.systemLog.path

Access Logs in mongosh

To display a list of accessible tag names, use:

show logs

To display all log entries associated with a tag name or type, use:

show log <type>

To display the combined output of all recent log entries, use:

show log global