# Where are the wrapper logs in Linux? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [July 10, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587 "2020-07-10T17:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/1 "2020-07-10T17:08:51Z")
According to [Obtaining Ignition Logs](https://support.inductiveautomation.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/119/2/obtaining-ignition-logs#wrapper-log), under Linux the Wrapper log files could be in either: /var/log/ignition /usr/local/ignition/logs/ Neither of those locations exist in my Debian installation. So where else should I be looking? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/2 "2020-07-10T17:09:48Z")
Did you use the installer or the zip distribution? And what version did you install? ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/3 "2020-07-10T17:11:37Z")
yeah … I should have mentioned. V8, Maker, from the installer ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/4 "2020-07-10T17:13:47Z")
Okay, so I think wherever you chose to install it while running the installer then will just have a `logs` directory in it. The new installer in 8.0.14+ no longer explodes things all over the filesystem like the old one did on Linux. ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/5 "2020-07-10T17:20:18Z")
After looking back at my notes I remembered where Ignition was installed, and in looking in there I discovered the Wrapper log. FWIW it was in my case under: /usr/local/bin/ignition/logs I didn’t keep very good notes on the installation so I’m not sure if this is the default location, or one that I specified when installing it. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/6 "2020-07-10T17:21:02Z")
That sounds like a good candidate for the default location to me. ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/7 "2020-07-10T17:23:15Z")
It does, but that knowledge base article threw me for a loop as it doesn’t have the “bin” sub dir mentioned in it. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/8 "2020-07-10T17:24:22Z")
I’ll let the documentation/training team at this needs a little update. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-are-the-wrapper-logs-in-linux/36587/9 "2020-07-10T17:45:49Z")
It’s part of ignition.conf in /etc.