# Compute log files

The corresponding log file of each Compute service is stored in the `/var/log/nova/` directory of the host on which each service runs.

Log files used by Compute services
Log file | Service name (CentOS/Fedora/openSUSE/Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SUSE Linux Enterprise) | Service name (Ubuntu/Debian)
--- | --- | ---
`nova-api.log` | `openstack-nova-api` | `nova-api`
`nova-compute.log` | `openstack-nova-compute` | `nova-compute`
`nova-conductor.log` | `openstack-nova-conductor` | `nova-conductor`
`nova-manage.log` | `nova-manage` | `nova-manage`
`nova-scheduler.log` | `openstack-nova-scheduler` | `nova-scheduler`

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