Great Reads
- Sadequl Hussain. How To View and Configure Linux Logs on Ubuntu and Centos. Digital Ocean, Dec. 17, 2013.
- O.S. Tezer. How To Install and Use Logwatch Log Analyzer and Reporter on a VPS. Digital Ocean, Nov. 27, 2013.
Common Logs on an Ubuntu System
- alternatives.log – Logs the alternative programs that could be used instead of the installed program.[1]
- apache
- apache2
- apport.log
- apt
- auth.log
- boot
- boot.log
- btmp
- ConsoleKit
- dist-upgrade
- dmesg
- dkg.log
- exim4
- fail2ban.log
- faillog
- fontconfig.log
- fsck
- kern.log
- lastlog
- lxc
- mail.err
- mail.log
- mysql
- news
- ntpstats
- syslog
- udev
- ufw.log
- unattended-upgrades
- upstart
- wtmp
- [1]I am note entirely clear on this log, see the AskUbuntu question “Where Are All the Major Log Files Located.”↩