cPanel-WHM Logs

cPanel/WHM Initial Installation Errors:

Location : /var/log/cpanel*install*

Description : These log files contain cPanel installation logs & should be referenced first for any issues resulting from new cPanel installations..

Cpanel/WHM Service Status Logs:

Location : /var/log/chkservd.log

Description :The service monitoring demon (chkservd) logs all service checks here. Failed service are represented with a [-] and active services are represented by [+]. 

Cpanel/WHM Accounting Logs:

Location : /var/cpanel/accounting.log

Description : Contains a list of accounting functions performed through WHM, including account removal and creation.. 

cPanel error logs:

Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log

Description : cPanel logs any error it incurs here. This should be checked when you encounter errors or strange behavior in cPanel/WHM... 

cPanel License Error Logs:

Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/license_log

Description : All license update attempts are logged here. If you run into any errors related to license when logging in, check here. 

Stats Daemon Logs:

Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/stats_log

Description : The stats daemon (cpanellogd) logs the output from all stats generators (Awstats, Webalizer, Analog) here. 

Client Information, Requested URL Logs:

Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log

Description : General information related to access cPanel requests is logged here. 

cPanel/WHM Update Logs:

Location : /var/cpanel/updatelogs/update-[TIMESTAMP].log

Description : Contains all output from each cPanel update [upcp]. It's named with the timestamp at which the upcp process was initiated.. 

Bandwidth Logs:

Location : /var/cpanel/bandwidth

          Description : Files contain a list of the bandwidth history for each account. Each named after their respective user. 

Tailwatchd [New]:

Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/tailwatchd_log

Description : Logs for daemon configuired under tailwatchd ie. cPBandwd, Eximstats, Antirelayd.