CPanel Log File Locations

cPanel Installation Logs:

/var/log/cpanel-install-thread0.log


Apache :

/usr/local/apache/logs/access_log

/usr/local/apache/logs/error_log


Apache domlogs :

/usr/local/apache/domlogs/example.com


Apache SUEXEC Logs :

/usr/local/apache/logs/suexec_log


MySQL :

/var/lib/mysql/hostname.err


BIND (named) Log:

/var/log/messages


Exim :

/var/log/exim_mainlog

/var/log/exim_paniclog

/var/log/exim_rejectlog


Courier or Dovecot IMAP :

/var/log/maillog


Tomcat Logs :

/usr/local/jakarta/tomcat/logs/catalina.err

/usr/local/jakarta/tomcat/logs/catalina.out


cPanel Access Log :

/usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log


cPanel Error Log :

/usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log


cPanel License Log :

/usr/local/cpanel/logs/license_log


Stats Execution Logs :

/usr/local/cpanel/logs/stats_log


ChkServd (cPanel Monitoring Daemon) Logs:

/var/log/chkservd.log


cPHulkd :

/usr/local/cpanel/logs/cphulkd.log


cPanel Backup Logs:

/usr/local/cpanel/logs/cpbackup/*.log


Pure-FTP :

/var/log/messages

/var/log/xferlog (symlinked to /usr/local/apache/domlogs/ftpxferlog)


Cron Logs :

/var/log/cron


SSH Logs :

/var/log/secure


ModSecurity :

/usr/local/apache/logs/modsec_audit.log

/usr/local/apache/logs/modsec_debug_log