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

From: Skylar Thompson (skylar_at_cs.earlham.edu)
Date: 07/18/05

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    Ben Roberts wrote:

    >This is probably a stupid question, but why would the
    >/var/log/boot.log
    >file empty?
    >
    >
    >See this thread here -
    >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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