Applications can log the system activity in two ways, one being according to their autonomous logic & the other through the system’s log daemon, well know as syslog.

The syslog daemon’s configuration file /etc/syslog.conf contains all the necessary paths/locations as to where the logs are stored.

cPanel/WHM Initial Installation Errors:
Location : /var/log/cpanel*install*
Description : These log files contain cPanel installation logs & should be referenced first for any issues resulting from new cPanel installations..

Cpanel/WHM Service Status Logs:
Location : /var/log/chkservd.log
Description :The service monitoring demon (chkservd) logs all service checks here. Failed service are represented with a [-] and active services are represented by [+].

Cpanel/WHM Accounting Logs:
Location : /var/cpanel/accounting.log
Description : Contains a list of accounting functions performed through WHM, including account removal and creation..

cPanel error logs:
Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log
Description : cPanel logs any error it incurs here. This should be checked when you encounter errors or strange behavior in cPanel/WHM..

cPanel License Error Logs:
Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/license_log
Description : All license update attempts are logged here. If you run into any errors related to license when logging in, check here.

Stats Daemon Logs:
Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/stats_log
Description : The stats daemon (cpanellogd) logs the output from all stats generators (Awstats, Webalizer, Analog) here

Client Information, Requested URL Logs:
Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log
Description : General information related to access cPanel requests is logged here

cPanel/WHM Update Logs:
Location : /var/cpanel/updatelogs/update-[TIMESTAMP].log
Description : Contains all output from each cPanel update [upcp]. It’s named with the timestamp at which the upcp process was initiated..

Bandwidth Logs:
Location : /var/cpanel/bandwidth
Description : Files contain a list of the bandwidth history for each account. Each named after their respective user.

Tailwatchd [New]:
Location : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/tailwatchd_log
Description : Logs for daemon configuired under tailwatchd ie. cPBandwd, Eximstats, Antirelayd