5.8. What to Worry About
Los Angeles can be a strange place to live. If we ducked for cover every time we heard sirens, we wouldn't get a wink of sleep or any writing done, and you wouldn't be reading this book. To some extent, much of what could be considered worrisome simply becomes normal in a big city because of all of the "white noise" to which we're exposed.
The same goes for log files. There is a lot of information in your log files, and not everything is important. This can be overwhelming for anyone, even the most senior systems administrators. We'll now cover some of the items to be on the lookout for when reviewing your logs and some of the ways to reduce the amount of "white noise" in the logs.
One way to do this is by using keywords. ...
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