Re: Using old (not systemd) system logs

[Nicolas George <george@nsup.org>]

Paul M. Foster (HE12025-12-11):
> Systemd has a lot of parts, most of which most distributions don't use. One
> annoyance of systemd is that it effectively encrypts the system log.  You
> have to use something like journalctl to get at the logs, rather than just
> feeding them to less or more.

Are you complaining that you need a command provided by a binary in your
path to read these logs instead of another command provided by another
binary in your path?

> So, is it possible to get regular unencrypted system logs on systemd?

The answer depends on your exact definition of “on systemd”.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George