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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-08-07 13:18:06 +0000
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@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ Command Function
will be printed to your console. (``0``, for example would make
it so that only emergency messages like PANICs or OOPSes would
make it to your console.)
+
+``R`` Replay the kernel log messages on consoles.
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Okay, so what can I use them for?
@@ -211,6 +213,13 @@ processes.
"just thaw ``it(j)``" is useful if your system becomes unresponsive due to a
frozen (probably root) filesystem via the FIFREEZE ioctl.
+``Replay logs(R)`` is useful to view the kernel log messages when system is hung
+or you are not able to use dmesg command to view the messages in printk buffer.
+User may have to press the key combination multiple times if console system is
+busy. If it is completely locked up, then messages won't be printed. Output
+messages depend on current console loglevel, which can be modified using
+sysrq[0-9] (see above).
+
Sometimes SysRq seems to get 'stuck' after using it, what can I do?
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