On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 03:40:15PM +0200, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
>> Then engineer asks to run "tail
/var/log/messages".
>> Customer says: "I see
>> cannot open ‘/var/log/messages’: No such file or directory
>> message".
> And this happens every time in, say, Debian. Great, isn't it?
>
>> Engineer asks to run journalctl.
>> Customer says: "I see 'Input/output error' message".
> How would /var/log/messages file help in case of a corrupted
> filesystem/disk?
Are you trying to say that system log is generally useless for
troubleshooting? Heh :)
I am trying to say, that there is no "standard log
file". And
log must be read for "troubleshooting". Even tail wont save you
from "Input/output error" message.
All your arguments sounds like "I got used to old behavior and
don't want to change anything because I am". It's a bit
childish, don't you think so?
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