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Important log files to monitor

- /var/log/messages (system application logs)
- /var/log/secure (all authentication events)
- /var/log/boot.log (boot messages during system startup)
- /var/log/dmesg (info about hardware devices and drivers)
- /var/log/cron (cron jobs info)
- /var/log/yum.log (monitor package changes)
- /var/log/maillog (mail logs)
- /home/vmail/dovecot-deliver.log (dovecot mail log)
- /var/log/httpd directory (various apache logs)
- /var/log/mariadb/mariadb.log (mysql log file)
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