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In cases where transferring the file is impractical or inconvenient, use the
alternate viewing tool, showlog, to view the service or activity log file:
1. Change the directory to bin directory of the install_root.
2. Run the showlog tool with no parameters to display usage instructions:
– On Windows systems, run showlog.bat.
– On UNIX systems, run showlog.sh.
3. To direct the service or activity log (activity.log) contents to stdout, use the
showlog activity.log command.
4. To dump the service or activity log to a text file for viewing with a text editor,
use the showlog activity.log textFileName command.
Collector tool
The Collector tool gathers information about your WebSphere Application ...