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1. which logfile contains boot messages and general system messages?
2. what is the /var/log/wtmp file for?
3. (2 points) Where do failed ssh logins get logged?
4. what command will show the contents of the kernel ring buffer?
5. show the syntax of the command which will add the message 'kilroy was here' to /var/log/messages:
6. (4 points) explain the format of a line in /var/log/messages:
   

   
   

7. Where does cron log messages?
8. (5 points) configure your system logger to send all messages to the instructors workstation. Get instructor sign-off.
   
   
9. What does an = (equal sign) in front of a priority, in the /etc/syslog.conf file, mean?
   
   
10. What does an asterisk (*), in either the facility or priority specification of the /etc/syslog.conf file, mean?
    
    
11. what flag, in /etc/sysconfig/syslog, will instruct the syslog daemon to accept remote logging requests?
12. What command will show the name of the currently running kernel version, and when it was built?
13. how many modules are currently inserted into your kernel?
14. what command did you use in the previous question?
15. what command will install a module and all of its requirements?
16. what command will remove a module from the currently running kernel
17. what directory holds all kernel modules for your current kernel?