Chapter 17Implementing Logging Services

Lots of things happen on a Linux system while it's running. Part of your job as a Linux administrator is knowing just what is happening and watching for when things go wrong. The primary tool for accomplishing that task is the logging service. All Linux distributions implement some type of logging service that tracks system events and stores them in log files. This chapter explores the two most popular logging methods used in Linux distributions: rsyslog and systemd-journald. First, the chapter explains Linux logging principles to help give you an idea of what logging is all about. Then the chapter discusses both the rsyslogd and ...

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