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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/var-log/README.in b/docs/var-log/README.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2e64fb196a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/var-log/README.in @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +You are looking for the traditional text log files in @VARLOGDIR@, and +they are gone? + +Here's an explanation on what's going on: + +You are running a systemd-based OS where traditional syslog has been +replaced with the Journal. The journal stores the same (and more) +information as classic syslog. To make use of the journal and access +the collected log data simply invoke "journalctl", which will output +the logs in the identical text-based format the syslog files in +@VARLOGDIR@ used to be. For further details, please refer to +journalctl(1). + +Alternatively, consider installing one of the traditional syslog +implementations available for your distribution, which will generate +the classic log files for you. Syslog implementations such as +syslog-ng or rsyslog may be installed side-by-side with the journal +and will continue to function the way they always did. + +Thank you! + +Further reading: + man:journalctl(1) + man:systemd-journald.service(8) + man:journald.conf(5) + http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/the-journal.html |