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monitor

The monitor command shows a real time display of the server logs of an OpenBao server. This command accepts a log level as an argument, which can be different from the log level that the OpenBao server was started with.

The monitor command honors the VAULT_ADDR environment variable. The address specified determines the target server that will be monitored.

Note that this command is designed to run indefinitely. It is similar to tail -f in the Unix world. This command will not exit on its own unless it encounters an unexpected error. As a user, you must terminate this process yourself to shut it down.

If OpenBao is emitting log messages faster than a receiver can process them, the some log lines will be dropped.

Examples​

Monitor server logs at the debug log level:

$ bao monitor -log-level=debug

Usage​

The following flags are available in addition to the standard set of flags included on all commands.

Output options​

  • -log-level (string: "info") - Monitor the OpenBao server at this log level. Valid log levels are (in order of detail) "trace", "debug", "info", "warn", "error". If this option is not specified, "info" is used.

  • -log-format (string: "standard") - Format to emit logs. Valid formats are "standard", and "json". If this option is not specified, "standard" is used.