How to access logs without booting the system?

[maycne.sonahoz]

@Mr_Teatime

However, the *.journal files appear to be binary – how to I figure out what’s in them? Or are they not what they appear to be?

You need to use journalctl.

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@Mr_Teatime

how to access logs without booting the system in question

@maycne.sonahoz

- Accessing a terminal from a liveUSB

• If you have a Manjaro liveUSB, open a terminal and access your installation with:

manjaro-chroot -a

• If you have a liveUSB for another distribution, open a terminal and access your installation following this guide: chroot - ArchWiki