Accessing Logs from Kubernetes Pods

This guide is intended for Operations Managers and Webmasters. It explains how to access and view OTLP-formatted logs generated by applications running in Kubernetes pods. These logs can be viewed directly through the pod console.

Prerequisites

• Access to the Kubernetes cluster where the application is deployed.

• Permissions to view pod logs

Steps

1. Identify the pod running the application.

   kubectl get pods -n expertflow
   

2. View logs for a specific pod:

   kubectl logs <pod-name> -n expertflow
   

   Replace <pod-name> with the pod you want to inspect.

3. Filter logs (optional)

   1. audit logs

      kubectl logs <pod-name> -n <namespace> | grep "audit_logging"
      

   2. tracing logs

      kubectl logs <pod-name> -n <namespace>  | grep "tracing"