Fedora's /etc/syslog.conf
follows a standard logic: mail logs are stored in /var/log/maillog
, system's logs are in /var/log/messages
, cron jobs activities are in /var/log/cron
, authentication data are in /var/log/secure
.
[root@vagante /]# cat /etc/syslog.conf
# Log all kernel messages to the console.
# Logging much else clutters up the screen.
#kern.* /dev/console
# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
# Don't log private authentication messages!
*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none;local6.none /var/log/messages
# The authpriv file has restricted access.
authpriv.* /var/log/secure
# Log all the mail messages in one place.
mail.* /var/log/maillog
# Log cron stuff
cron.* /var/log/cron
# Everybody gets emergency messages
*.emerg *
# Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file.
uucp,news.crit /var/log/spooler
# Save boot messages also to boot.log
local7.* /var/log/boot.log
local6.* /var/log/dhcpd.log
Common administration activities on Linux distributions
OS Guide: FedoraThe OpenSkills Guide for Experienced Linux Sysadmin: Fedora