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dmesg
Contains kernel ring buffer information. When the sys-
tem boots up, the screen displays information about
the hardware devices that the kernel detects during the
boot process. These messages are available in the ker-
nel ring buffer, and whenever a new message comes,
the old message gets overwritten.
dpkg.log
Contains information that is logged when a package is
installed or removed using dpkg command.
faillog
Contains user failed login attempts.
kern.log
Contains information logged by the kernel and recent
login information for all users.
lastlog
Contains information on the last login of each user.
messages
Contains messages generated by Nyquist.
php5-fpm.log
Contains errors generated by the PHP script.
syslog
Contains list of errors that occur when the server is run-
ning and server start and stop records
user.log
Contains information about all user level logs.
wtmp
Contains historical record of users logins at which ter-
minals, logouts, system events, and current status of
the system, and system boot time.
wvdialconf.log
Contains basic information about the modem port,
speed, init string, and Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Table 5, Logs (Continued)
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