How To Find Syslog In Linux?
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The default location of the syslog in Linux is /var/log/syslog or /var/log/messages. You can also use the command line tool to view the syslog. Execute the command ‘tail -f /var/log/syslog’ or ‘tail -f /var/log/messages’ to view the syslog in real time.
The syslog log files are usually located in the /var/log directory. You can view them by entering the following command in your terminal:
$ sudo less /var/log/syslog
The syslog utility is built into most Linux distributions, and can be found by typing “syslog“ at the command line. By default, it typically resides in the /var/log directory. You can view the log files it produces by using a text editor such as vi or less.