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root@scientific:/etc# ls /var/log
alternatives.log  daemon.log.2.gz  faillog         kdm.log.7.gz   messages        pm-powersave.log  user.log
apache2           debug            fontconfig.log  kern.log       messages.1      pure-ftpd         user.log.1
apt               debug.1          fsck            kern.log.1     messages.2.gz   samba             user.log.2.gz
aptitude          debug.2.gz       installer       kern.log.2.gz  mysql           syslog            wtmp
auth.log          dmesg            iptables.log    lastlog        mysql.err       syslog.1          Xorg.0.log
auth.log.1        dmesg.0          kdm.log         lpr.log        mysql.log       syslog.2.gz       Xorg.0.log.old
auth.log.2.gz     dmesg.1.gz       kdm.log.1       mail.err       mysql.log.1.gz  syslog.3.gz
btmp              dmesg.2.gz       kdm.log.2.gz    mail.info      mysql.log.2.gz  syslog.4.gz
chkrootkit        dmesg.3.gz       kdm.log.3.gz    mail.info.1    mysql.log.3.gz  syslog.5.gz
ConsoleKit        dmesg.4.gz       kdm.log.4.gz    mail.log       mysql.log.4.gz  syslog.6.gz
daemon.log        dpkg.log         kdm.log.5.gz    mail.log.1     mysql.log.5.gz  syslog.7.gz
daemon.log.1      exim4            kdm.log.6.gz    mail.warn      news            tiger