# Use docker logs with remote logging drivers — With dual logging capability

> With the dual logging cache enabled, the docker logs command can be used to read logs, even if the logging driver doesn't support reading logs.

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## Provenance

- Source: <https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/3a9d778562f39bcc0be46255b013c6a3ca526244/content/manuals/engine/logging/dual-logging.md>
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## Knowledge

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With the dual logging cache enabled, the docker logs command can be used to read logs, even if the logging driver doesn't support reading logs. The following example shows a daemon configuration that uses the splunk remote logging driver as a default, with dual logging caching enabled

Step 1: Configure Docker daemon

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
  $ cat /etc/docker/daemon.json
  {
    "log-driver": "splunk",
    "log-opts": {
      ... (options for "splunk" logging driver)
    }
  }
```

Step 2: Start the container

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
  $ docker run -d busybox --name testlog top
```

Step 3: Read the container logs

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
  $ docker logs 7d6ac83a89a0
  2019-02-04T19:48:15.423Z [INFO]  core: marked as sealed
  2019-02-04T19:48:15.423Z [INFO]  core: pre-seal teardown starting
  2019-02-04T19:48:15.423Z [INFO]  core: stopping cluster listeners
  2019-02-04T19:48:15.423Z [INFO]  core: shutting down forwarding rpc listeners
  2019-02-04T19:48:15.423Z [INFO]  core: forwarding rpc listeners stopped
  2019-02-04T19:48:15.599Z [INFO]  core: rpc listeners successfully shut down
  2019-02-04T19:48:15.599Z [INFO]  core: cluster listeners successfully shut down
```

&gt; [!NOTE] &gt; &gt; For logging drivers that support reading logs, such as the local, json-file &gt; and journald drivers, there is no difference in functionality before or after &gt; the dual logging capability became available. For these drivers, Logs can be &gt; read using docker logs in both scenarios.

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