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# Log all kernel messages to the console.
# Logging much else clutters up the screen.
#kern.*                                         /dev/console

# Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
# Don't log private authentication messages!
*.info;mail.none;news.none;authpriv.none        /var/log/messages

# The authpriv file has restricted access.
authpriv.*                                      /var/log/secure

# Log all the mail messages in one place.
mail.*                                          /var/log/maillog

# Everybody gets emergency messages, plus log them on another
# machine.
*.emerg

# Save mail and news errors of level err and higher in a
# special file.
uucp,news.crit                                  /var/log/spooler

# Save boot messages also to boot.log
local7.*                                        /var/log/boot.log

# Save testlog messages to testlog.log
local2.*                                        /var/log/test.log

#
# INN logging
#
news.=crit                                      /var/log/news/news.crit
news.=err                                       /var/log/news/news.err
news.notice                                     /var/log/news/news.notice