On 15 Jan 2014, at 11:14, Tanstaafl <tansta...@libertytrek.org> 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)? Yes - /var/log/syslog - however this logs everything *except* the auth facility by default -- that logs to /var/log/auth.log. This can be changed by editing /etc/rsyslog.conf and restarting rsyslogd. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cfbd8572-ae35-4128-a9bc-55df9f083...@cam.ac.uk
