How to check mail log in zimbra

To check the mail log in Zimbra, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the Zimbra Web Interface

1. Log in to the Zimbra Web Interface as an administrator.
2. Click on the "Configure" button in the top-right corner of the page.
3. Select "Logs" from the drop-down menu.
4. Click on "Mail Log" from the list of available logs.
5. You can filter the log by date range, log level, and other criteria using the options provided.
6. Click on the "Search" button to view the mail log.

Method 2: Using the Zimbra Command-Line Interface (CLI)

1. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the Zimbra installation directory.
2. Run the following command to view the mail log:

   zmlogviewer -m

   This will display the mail log in a text-based format.

Method 3: Using the Zimbra Log Viewer Tool

1. Download and install the Zimbra Log Viewer tool from the Zimbra website.
2. Run the tool and select the "Mail Log" option.
3. Enter the Zimbra server hostname or IP address and the log file path (e.g., /opt/zimbra/log/mail.log).
4. Click on the "View" button to view the mail log.

Tips and Variations

• To view the mail log for a specific user, you can use the -u option with the zmlogviewer command, like this:

  zmlogviewer -m -u <username>

• To view the mail log for a specific date range, you can use the -d option with the zmlogviewer command, like this:

  zmlogviewer -m -d <start_date> -d <end_date>

• To view the mail log for a specific log level (e.g., debug, info, warning, error), you can use the -l option with the zmlogviewer command, like this:

  zmlogviewer -m -l <log_level>