System information

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audit
Logs from the audit framework. See Part“The Linux Audit
Framework” (↑Security Guide) for details.
boot.msg
Log of the system init process—this file contains all boot messages from the Ker-
nel, the boot scripts and the services started during the boot sequence.
Check this file to find out whether your hardware has been correctly initialized or
all services have been started successfully.
boot.omsg
Log of the system shutdown process - this file contains all messages issued on the
last shutdown or reboot.
ConsoleKit/*
Logs of the ConsoleKit daemon (daemon for tracking what users are logged
in and how they interact with the computer).
cups/
Access and error logs of the Common UNIX Printing System (cups).
faillog
Database file that contains all login failures. Use the faillog command to
view. See man 8 faillog for more information.
firewall
Firewall logs.
gdm/*
Log files from the GNOME display manager.
krb5
Log files from the Kerberos network authentication system.
lastlog
The lastlog file is a database which contains info on the last login of each user.
Use the command lastlog to view. See man 8 lastlog for more informa-
tion.
localmessages
Log messages of some boot scripts, for example the log of the DHCP client.