F20 System Wide Change: No Default Syslog

[Ding Yi Chen]

----- Original Message -----
> On , Ding Yi Chen wrote:
> > Even if you do, you cannot change the exist tutorial, blog, and forums
> > that
> > refer /var/log/messages.
> > 
> > Image the following scenario:
> > Suppose a Fedora newbie (or linux newbie) encounters a problem,
> > most of the search results state: Check /var/log/messages
> > 
> > He/She will be very frustrated if he/she cannot find it.
> 
> This is not really an argument, or it is valid for any changes.
> What about the switch from up2date to yum years ago? I know, I first
> tried
> to run up2date before being shout at that it's normal it does not work
> anymore since yum is there. What about the future change from yum to
> dnf?
> Should we try to keep both in place just because google has more
> reference
> to yum?
> 
> So, the fact that tutorials and blogs are mentioning /var/log/messages
> is
> not a valid argument :)

You still have not addressed the third party programs and scripts 
that monitor /var/log/messages



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