What is the new location for /var/log/messages?

• A. /var/log/syslog
• B. /var/log
• C. /proc
• D. /root

Answer: (A)

On many modern Linux systems that use rsyslog or systemd, the central place for system messages is /var/log/syslog rather than /var/log/messages. The syslog daemon writes most of the system and kernel messages to that file, reflecting common Debian/Ubuntu conventions. So the new location for /var/log/messages is /var/log/syslog. The other paths aren’t log files: /var/log is a directory, /proc is a virtual filesystem, and /root is the root user’s home directory.