Review question about /var/log/* files.

[Steve Grubb]

On Friday 09 February 2007 09:45, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> Another question would be: Why does a service need a separate log file
> system at all?

Because it clutters up the logs. Would you want every apache access 
in /var/log/messages? Every xinetd connection in the same place?

> IMO, it should be preferable to have services use syslogd 
> (when applicable).

I think that's the key - when applicable. Not everything needs to go to syslog 
as it may not be important in a general sense. And then there are times when 
syslog doesn't meet the requirements.

-Steve