#compsci 

## syslog
The syslog (rsyslog) service manages and sends lgos to the system logger. The logs could found at /var/log/syslog

General log files:
/var/log/messages - all non-critical and non-debug messages
/var/log/syslog - everything except auth messages
/var/log/dmesg - kernel logging
/var/log/kern.log - another kernel log
/var/log/auth.log - authorization logs

## logrotate
logrotate is a utility that allows us to specifiy how many and what logs to keep