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Re: Using old (not systemd) system logs



On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 08:59:33AM -0500, Paul M. Foster wrote:
> 
> On 12/12/25 5:10 AM, Nicolas George wrote:
> > Paul M. Foster (HE12025-12-11):
> > > On systems which don't use systemd, the log files are in clear text, and you
> > > can simply use cat or more or less and/or grep to read through the files.
> > > This isn't true for systemd systems.
> > 
> > This is not true. I have systemd systems with logs in plain text. You
> > are making unfounded assumptions.
> 
> 
> Really? Well, I just asked search.brave.com this question:
> 
> "are systemd system logs binary rather than plain text"
> 
> And the answer was "Yes" [...]

...and if you prefer to believe "AI slop" to what people offer you
here, then no human will be able to help you.

Elsethread people have not only offered an answer, but also described
how to achieve it.

Cheers
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