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= Viewing logs
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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== Locating log files
Most log files are located in the `/var/log/` directory.
`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
In Fedora, there are two ways to open the log files:
* The command line
* A GUI application