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+# hdw - linux /etc/syslog.conf
+#
+# man 8 syslogd
+# man 8 syslog.conf
+#
+
+# we use special file for authentification stuff
+auth,authpriv.* -/var/log/auth.log
+
+# everything else to /var/log/sys.log
+*.*;auth,authpriv.none -/var/log/sys.log
+
+# do more seperation
+kern.* -/var/log/kern.log
+mail.* -/var/log/mail.log
+user.* -/var/log/user.log
+# every warning
+*.warning -/var/log/warn.log
+
+# and we still want messages file :)
+*.info -/var/log/messages
+
+# warn the users
+*.emerg *
+