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Question 130

Which of the following are syslog facilities? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

    Correct Answer: A, B

    Syslog facilities are used to categorize system messages based on their source or purpose. 'local7' is one of the locally defined usage categories, and 'mail' is specifically for the mail system. Therefore, 'local7' and 'mail' are both correct syslog facilities.

Discussion
9866666Options: AB

1 The correct answers are: A. local7 B. mail Explanation: Syslog facilities are used to categorize system messages based on their source or purpose. Here's a brief overview: auth: Authorization system (login, etc.) authpriv: Security/authorization messages (private) cron: Cron daemon daemon: System daemons kern: Kernel messages lpr: Line printer subsystem mail: Mail system mark: Internal syslog marking mechanism news: Usenet news subsystem syslog: Messages generated internally by syslogd user: Generic user-level messages uucp: UUCP subsystem local0 - local7: Locally defined usage (local7 is one of them) The options C. advanced, D. postmaster, and E. remote are not standard syslog facilities.