diff --git a/docs/content/FAQ/_index.md b/docs/content/FAQ/_index.md index 76fedf3a4..1725079a5 100644 --- a/docs/content/FAQ/_index.md +++ b/docs/content/FAQ/_index.md @@ -179,10 +179,18 @@ It's also possible to change the default log level by editing `log_level` value ### Infection Monkey agent logs -The Infection Monkey agent log file can be found in the following paths on machines where it was executed: +The Infection Monkey agent log file can be found under directories specified for temporary files on the machines where it was executed. +The list of directories that the log file can be find in are: -- Path on Linux: `/tmp/user-1563` -- Path on Windows: `%temp%\\~df1563.tmp` +1. The directory named by the TMPDIR environment variable. +2. The directory named by the TEMP environment variable. +3. The directory named by the TMP environment variable. +4. A platform-specific location: + - On Windows, the directories `C:\TEMP`, `C:\TMP`, `\TEMP`, and `\TMP`, in that order. + - On all other platforms, the directories `/tmp`, `/var/tmp`, and `/usr/tmp`, in that order. +5. As a last resort, the current working directory. + +Infection Monkey log file name is constructed to the following pattern: `infection-monkey-agent--.log` The logs contain information about the internals of the Infection Monkey agent's execution. The log will contain entries like these: @@ -206,9 +214,9 @@ The logs contain information about the internals of the Infection Monkey agent's The Infection Monkey leaves hardly any trace on the target system. It will leave: -- Log files in the following locations: - - Path on Linux: `/tmp/user-1563` - - Path on Windows: `%temp%\\~df1563.tmp` +- Log files under [directories]({{< ref "/faq/#infection-monkey-agent-logs">}}) for temporary files: + - Path on Linux: `/tmp/infection-monky-agent--.log` + - Path on Windows: `%temp%\\infection-monky-agent--.log` ### What's the Infection Monkey Agent's impact on system resources usage?