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authorAnton Hvornum <anton@hvornum.se>2022-01-14 10:03:56 +0100
committerAnton Hvornum <anton@hvornum.se>2022-01-14 10:03:56 +0100
commit7c20c8fb5614cffdb8fcbca2a81d4f7c907f3bb6 (patch)
tree32620cdb8cca1cf5135b0c3d91fe4ac1039f3e80 /docs
parentae35f11e1aa9a9caa545df5714fc109f5b070f8e (diff)
Improved mentions of logs and configuration files. This fixes #839
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
-rw-r--r--docs/help/issues.rst13
-rw-r--r--docs/installing/guided.rst2
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/help/issues.rst b/docs/help/issues.rst
index da4181af..058ac163 100644
--- a/docs/help/issues.rst
+++ b/docs/help/issues.rst
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ Log files
| When submitting a help ticket, please include the :code:`/var/log/archinstall/install.log`.
| It can be found both on the live ISO but also in the installed filesystem if the base packages were strapped in.
-| There are additional log files under ``/var/log/archinstall/`` that can be useful.
-| For instance the ``cmd_history.txt`` which contains a fully transparent list of all commands executed.
-| Or ``cmd_output.txt`` which is a transcript and contains any output seen on the screen.
+| There are additional log files under ``/var/log/archinstall/`` that can be useful:
+
+ - ``/var/log/archinstall/user_configuration.json`` - Stores most of the guided answers in the installer
+ - ``/var/log/archinstall/user_credentials.json`` - Stores any usernames or passwords, can be passed to ``--creds``
+ - ``/var/log/archinstall/user_disk_layouts.json`` - Stores the chosen disks and their layouts
+ - ``/var/log/archinstall/install.log`` - A log file over what steps were taken by archinstall
+ - ``/var/log/archinstall/cmd_history.txt`` - A complete command history, command by command in order
+ - ``/var/log/archinstall/cmd_output.txt`` - A raw output from all the commands that were executed by archinstall
.. warning::
We only try to guarantee that ``/var/log/archinstall/install.log`` is free from sensitive information.
- Any other log should be pasted with **utmost care**!
+ Any other log file should be pasted with **utmost care**!
diff --git a/docs/installing/guided.rst b/docs/installing/guided.rst
index f08a9955..99f7d814 100644
--- a/docs/installing/guided.rst
+++ b/docs/installing/guided.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Installing directly from a configuration file
| The guided installation also supports installing with pre-configured answers to all the guided steps.
| This can be a quick and convenient way to re-run one or several installations.
+|
+| After each successful installation a pre-configured configuration will be found at ``/var/log/archinstall`` both on the live media and the installed system.
There are three different configuration files, all of which are optional.
* ``--config`` that deals with the general configuration of language and which profiles to use.