/var/log/auth.log: keeps track of all security-related actions (login,./var/log/syslog: stores general information about any global activity in the.
var/log directory and what they contain: Let's look at a few of the essential system log files that may be present in the
Alternatives.log auth.log btmp cloud-init-output.log dmesg dpkg.log journal/ landscape/ private/ ubuntu-advantage-license-check.log ubuntu-advantage-timer.log unattended-upgrades/Īpt/ bootstrap.log cloud-init.log dist-upgrade/ dmesg.0 faillog kern.log lastlog syslog ubuntu-advantage.log ufw.log wtmp