Linux Logging Configuration

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rsyslogd Configuration

The main rsyslogd configuration file is /etc/rsyslog.conf.

rsyslogd Log Rotation Configuration

rsyslogd-managed log files can be automatically rotated. The logrotate package contains a cron task that rotates log files based on the configuration found in /etc/logrotate.conf and /etc/logrotate.d/.

journald Configuration

More details about journald.