Re: Debian logging - confused
On Wednesday 15 January 2014 04:44 PM, Tanstaafl wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I understand and agree with the argument for having separate logs for
> different services, as it makes troubleshooting individual servcies much
> easier - in most cases.
>
> However, I also would like to have *one* log that *everything* goes to,
> because in many cases it makes it much easier to see at a glance if
> there is a problem - at least on systems that aren't extraordinarily busy.
>
> So, does debian have a single log (in gentoo, everything is logged to
> /var/log/messages, then you can also send individual services to
> separate logs as well)?
>
> The reason I'm asking is, I can't seem to find where sshd is logging
> (I'm having someone remote in and help me with something, but can't find
> any record of him having been there yesterday)...
>
> Appreciate any pointers...
>
>
Hi,
/etc/rsyslog.conf defines where the various messages are logged to.
rsyslog.conf has an excellent manpage.
Sincerely,
Kailash
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