Re: /var/log/dmeg

>> On Tue 14 Jul 2026 at 00:39:50 (-0400), Sven Hartge wrote:
> 
> I'd go as far as to say that the vast majority of non-server systems
> does not need a traditional syslog deamon.

  Beg to differ.  It's very handy to have around if you run (say) a
  backup script from cron and have

    logger -t 'backups' start
    # rsync or whatever
    logger -t 'backups' finish

  leave a nice message for you.