/var/log/messages
The system's main logfile.
The gnome logfile viewer
logview
or select
System
log
monitor
from
the
System
submenu
of
the
Main
Menu.
GNOME logfile viewer is a simple utility to display system log files.
/var/log/messages
The system's main logfile.
/etc/syslog.conf
Configuration file for syslogd. See syslog.conf(5) for exact information.
3 releases since Debian 2.1 (Slink); the text changed 2 times.