Watching a database log file
Watching a database log file is equivalent to tailing the file on a UNIX or Linux system. You can watch a log file by using the AWS Management Console. RDS refreshes the tail of the log every 5 seconds.
To watch a database log file
Open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/
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In the navigation pane, choose Databases.
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Choose the name of the DB instance that has the log file that you want to view.
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Choose the Logs & events tab.
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In the Logs section, choose a log file, and then choose Watch.
RDS shows the tail of the log, as in the following MySQL example.
