Log Management

/var/log

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Overview

The standard directory where various system and service logs are stored.

Details

The standard directory where system and service logs are aggregated, the starting point for troubleshooting. Logs are typically split by kind -- authentication in auth.log or secure, kernel messages in kern.log, package-manager history in dpkg.log or yum.log -- so you can narrow down which file to check based on what you're investigating.

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