System information

/var/ftp/
/var/g d m/
/var/kerbero s/
/var/l i b/
/var/l o cal /
/var/l o ck/
/var/l o g /
/var/mai l linked to /var/spo ol /mai l /
/var/mai l man/
/var/named /
/var/ni s/
/var/o pt/
/var/preserve/
/var/run/
/var/spo o l /
/var/tmp/
/var/tux/
/var/www/
/var/yp/
System log files, such as messag es and l astl o g , go in the /var/l o g / directory. The
/var/l i b/rpm/ directory contains RPM system databases. Lock files go in the /var/l ock/
directory, usually in directories for the program using the file. The /var/spo o l / directory has
subdirectories that store data files for some programs. These subdirectories may include:
/var/spo o l /at/
/var/spo o l /cl i entmq ueue/
/var/spo o l /cro n/
/var/spo o l /cups/
/var/spo o l /exi m/
/var/spo o l /l pd /
/var/spo o l /mai l/
/var/spo o l /mai lman/
/var/spo o l /mq ueue/
/var/spo o l /news/
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