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+====== Services - Check logs of a service ======
+===== Using systemd =====
+In **systemd** logs are stored in an internal binary format (not as text files) so you need to use **journalctl** command to access them:
+<code bash>
+sudo journalctl -u service_name
+sudo journalctl -u service_name -f
+</code>
+===== Using Upstart =====
+In **upstart** logs are normal text files in the **/var/log/upstart** directory, so you can process them as usual:
+<code bash>
+cat /var/log/upstart/foo.log
+tail -f /var/log/upstart/foo.log
+</code>