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Expand Up @@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ tracing processes during troubleshooting:
running processes, `kube-log-runner.exe` is the visible parent, and the actual
service binary is its child. Log files are under `C:\var\log\<service>\`.

- WICD service (`windows-instance-config-daemon`) however, runs as a standalone process with no
`kube-log-runner` wrapper. It writes and rotates its own log files directly under `C:\var\log\wicd\`.
- WICD service (`windows-instance-config-daemon`), and windows-exporter (`windows-exporter`) however, run as standalone processes with no
`kube-log-runner` wrapper. They write their own log files directly under `C:\var\log\wicd\` and `C:\var\log\windows-exporter\` respectively.

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see the correct path in #4355 (comment)


See [Logging architecture: WICD vs managed services](log-rotation-managed-services.md#logging-architecture-wicd-vs-managed-services)
for the full explanation of why this difference exists.
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ip-10-0-138-252.us-east-2.compute.internal hybrid-overlay/
ip-10-0-138-252.us-east-2.compute.internal kube-proxy/
ip-10-0-138-252.us-east-2.compute.internal kubelet/
ip-10-0-138-252.us-east-2.compute.internal windows-exporter/

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Align the node-log root with the documented Windows path.

Line 103 documents C:\var\log\windows-exporter\, while Line 116 says C:\var\logs. Change Line 116 to C:\var\log so operators do not search the wrong directory.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md` at line 123, Update the Windows path reference in
the node-log documentation from C:\var\logs to C:\var\log, keeping the
documented windows-exporter subdirectory and surrounding troubleshooting content
unchanged.

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@wgahnagl PTAL ^

ip-10-0-138-252.us-east-2.compute.internal pods/
```
You can now list files in the directories using the same command and view the individual log files. For example to view
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