Re: /var/adm/messages

To: Default Debian Reader <debianuser@jkeating.static.execpc.com>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: /var/adm/messages
From: Nathan E Norman <finn@midco.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:04:45 -0500 (CDT)
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.980917002947.21789A-100000@jkeating.static.execpc.com>

On Thu, 17 Sep 1998, Default Debian Reader wrote:

 : I am used to Solaris boxes that log things like failed su attempts to
 : /var/adm/messages and other console things like that...What is the
 : equivalent file in debian?  Also i use icewm for a window manager, is
 : there a console that i can see these messages on before they get logged to
 : /var/adm/messages?  Thanks.

I believe bad su attempts are logged to /var/log/auth.log

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