How to change Syslog.global.LogDir on ESXi 6.5 via CLI

How to change Syslog.global.LogDir on ESXi 6.5 via CLI

if you need change Syslog.global.LogDir on your ESXi host you can use the ESXi user interface, vCenter or CLI, change it using the CLI is pretty simple.

esxcli system syslog config get

This will display your current settings for syslog and location

esxcli system syslog config set --logdir=<new path>

Here you can specify the folder in your SAN

esxcli system syslog reload

This will reload the settings to apply any new configuration options