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[id='viewing-logs']
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= Viewing logs
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Log files contain messages about the system, including the kernel, services, and applications running on it. There are different log files for different information. For example, there is a default system log file, a log file for security messages, and a log file for cron tasks.
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[id='locating-log-files']
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== Locating log files
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Most log files are located in the `/var/log/` directory.
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`Rsyslog` is a system utility that provides support for logging. To install the _rsyslog_ package:
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$ sudo dnf install rsyslog
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To view a list of log files maintained by the related daemon, `rsyslogd`, enter the following command:
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$ less /etc/rsyslog.conf
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== Viewing log files
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In Fedora, there are two ways to open the log files:
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* The command line
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* A GUI application
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