Re: /var/log/boot.log is empty

[Skylar Thompson <skylar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ben Roberts wrote:

> This is probably a stupid question, but why would the
> /var/log/boot.log
> file empty?
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> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-July/msg03268.ht
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One problem with using dmesg is that it uses a ring buffer, so it'll be 
lost after a while of activity. The best way to do solve this is to put 
a statement in rc.local to redirect dmesg to a file.

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