Linux Administration/System Services/System Logging

This lesson covers system logging of Linux+ Certification

Objectives and Skills
Objectives and skills for the system logging portion of Linux+ certification include:
 * System logging
 * Configuration of the syslog daemon
 * Understanding of standard facilities, priorities and actions
 * Configuration of logrotate
 * Awareness of /rsyslog/ and /syslog-ng/
 * The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
 * Logs are usually stored in:
 * /syslogd/:
 * klogd
 * /logger/
 * /logrotate/: ,
 * /logcheck/
 * systemd
 * /Journalctl/
 * /etc/systemd/journald.conf
 * /var/log/journal/
 * Logwatch for parsing logs based on patterns and generate a report.

Activities

 * 1) Complete the tutorial IBM: Learn Linux, 101: System logging