[CentOS] What is the System Event Log?

[Spiro Harvey]

> The message on the screen tells me to look at the System Event Log.

What application is doing that? System Event Log sounds like Windows
terminology.

> Incidentally, wouldn't it be a good idea for /var/log/messages*
> to start a new file when booting?

that's what /var/log/dmesg is for.

messages files are typically rolled over daily or when they hit a
certain size.


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