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Where is the log file generated by a verbose start-up in OS X Lion?

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Mar 15, 202681230 views
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After starting up my machine in verbose mode (cmd + v at start-up) I want to view the generated log messages, to debug an error I'm receiving (the error). The error is only displayed on the screen briefly during startup, before the machine reboots. As a result, there's no time to read it properly. …

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Fix for: Where is the log file generated by a verbose start-up in OS X Lion?

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The accepted answer (by Spiff) was not helpful to me, nor is there a kernel.log any more. What works for me (on macOS 10.12.6) is this command: It shows all of today's kernel msgs, including the boot process. It needs some cleaning up, but at least …

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