This documentation suggests rsyslog and journald coexist in the 7 Beta. https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7-Beta/html-single/Migration_Planning_Guide/index.html#_new_logging_framework On 01/31/2014 12:25 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote: > Hi All, > > Reference: > http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Release_Notes/sect-Release_Notes-Changes_for_Sysadmin.html > > I just noticed FC20 changed system logging. That is going to > take some getting use to. RHEL 7 perhaps? > > -T > > > 2.8.1. Syslog removed from default installation > syslog is no longer included in default installations. journald > logging serves most use cases as well as, or better than, syslogd. > > Users accustomed to checking /var/log/messages for system logs should > instead use journalctl. > > journalctl command examples: > > newjournalctl | old messages > --------------------------------+----------------------------- > journalctl | less /var/log/messages > journalctl -f | tail -f /var/log/messages > journalctl --unit named.service | grep named /var/log/messages > journalctl -b | Shows logs from current boot, > | no simple equivalent. > > -- Pat Riehecky Scientific Linux developer http://www.scientificlinux.org/