Why are older logs are missing from /var/log/?

Your older logs may have been rotated and compressed (e.g., /var/log/syslog.1, /var/log/syslog.2.gz). Use zcat or zless to read compressed logs.

My log file is growing too fast. What should I do?

Check your logrotate configuration in /etc/logrotate.d/ and adjust limits, as needed.

How do I monitor a service in real-time?

Use a command like journalctl -u <service> -f for systemd services or tail -f /var/log/<service>/error.log for others.

Why is MySQL general query log empty?

This log is disabled by default due to performance reasons. We only recommend temporarily enabling this log when actively troubleshooting queries.

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