KB-42660: How to change the path /var/log/message to a different path/folder in Rhel/Centos/Fedora

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KB-42660: How to change the path /var/log/message to a different path/folder in Rhel/Centos/Fedora

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19 October,20 at 02:13 PM

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Question: How do I redirect the system log file(s) stored in "/var/log/messages" to a different path/folder?

Answer:

1.   Create a directory where you would like the logs to be written to.

# mkdir /tmp/Centrifylog

2.   In the rsyslog configuation file “/etc/rsyslog.conf”, replace the “/var/log/messages” with the new directory name. For example, replace the /var/log (path) below to the created folder/path called
  /tmp/Centrifylog:

Before (example):

*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none /var/log/messages

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