Viewing and Managing Log Files

Question 1

Log file categories

Answer 1

System
Service
Event
Application

Question 2

A logging system implemented by the journald daemon which stores logs in a binary format that can be viewed by using the journalctl utility

Answer 2

systemd journal

Question 3

An option for journalctl that viewd messages for a particular systemd unit

Answer 3

-u unit

Question 4

An option for journalctl that follows the journal for the latest message

Answer 4

-f

Question 5

An option for journalctl that jumps to the end of the hournal

Answer 5

-e

Question 6

An option for journalctl that adds explanation texts from the message catalog

Answer 6

-x

Question 7

An option for journalctl that shows entries from a specified date since and until

Answer 7

-S -U

Question 8

Settings for the systemd journal can be updated by modifying what?

Answer 8

/etc/systemd/journald.conf or by adding configuration files to /etc/systemd/journald.conf.d/.

Question 9

A utility that can be installed and is installed by default on many distributions in order to manage log files? It helps ensure that log files do not become too large and dictates how they will be stored on the host

Answer 9

logrotate

Question 10

The main config file for log rotate is

Answer 10

/etc/logrotate.conf and additional configurations may be added to /etc/logrotate.d

Question 11

By default logrotate creates a crontab file in /etc/cron.daily which will be executed daily

Answer 11

true