messages file not seen

Wed Jun 20 00:58:27 UTC 2012

On 06/19/2012 01:52 AM, a bv wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On a ubuntu box (which uname -a print is given below) i cant see the
> /var/log/messages file ? I havent seen this on a linux installation
> before so where is the system logging done till now?
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> uname -a
> Linux  2.6.28-11-server #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 02:45:36 UTC 2009
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1773423
[11.04 Natty - No /var/log/messages ?!]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/762505/comments/8
[Outdated in Natty, please merge from Sid ]

Would have been nice if they mentioned this in the release notes:
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NattyNarwhal/ReleaseNotes>
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OneiricOcelot/ReleaseNotes>
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes>