Can't access apache error logs

Question

My Ubuntu vitual server wen't offline. I rebooted it and now want to debug what happened.

I can browse to /etc/log but if I try cd apache2 it says Permission denied. I'm sure my user account has priviliges. I also tried sudo cd apache2 which gives the the error sudo: cd: command not found

How can I access the apache logs? I also tried via sftp without success

PS I am new to linux and virtual servers, but I am keen to learn everything I can.

Answer 1

You need to add your username to the group adm

sudo usermod -aG adm YourUserName

You can then access the logfiles as normal user without sudo.

Answer 2

Try:

sudo cat /var/log/apache2/error.log

Answer 3

You can log in as root user:

sudo su

And then you are able to do:

cd apache2