Asterisk ABnoral Shutdown

Hi,
I have experienced a abnormal shutdown of my asterisk. The version of my asterisk is 1.2.5. WHere can I find the logs if asterisk goes down?are there any relevant log files where I can look for the real cause of the asterisk shutdown?Please help. Thanks

Regards,
newbie_aste

Look for a core file in /tmp. These are numbered such as core.3067

Check out this url for starters:

asterisk.org/doxygen/AstDebug.html

Once you have a little bit of detail about your crash, head over to the bug tracker and start reading. If you are lucky, you will find your bug. If you are like me, you will find two or three that are close but don’t fix your problem.

bugs.digium.com/main_page.php