If you really want to see what's happening beneath the hood of your Linux distribution, you need to use log files. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer Dec. 23, 2024 at 8:18 a.m. PT ...

Linux system log files are by default set to rotate. Depending on the age or size, a sequence of files moves back a step, the oldest being removed and a new one taking over as the current log file ...