Which are configuration files of syslog-ng? (Choose 3.)

Dervla O.Jun 26, 2026

The stem here is asking you to identify real, standard syslog-ng paths, so your job on test day is to cut through the noise by eliminating anything that looks fabricated. Options A, B, C, and E are distractors built to look plausible, but none of them correspond to actual syslog-ng installation conventions. The correct answers are D (/etc/sysconfig/syslog), F (/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf), and G (/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf.in). F is the primary active configuration file, G is the template or pre-processed input file that some distributions use to generate F, and D is the sysconfig initialization file that controls how the daemon starts on SysV-style systems. When you see a "choose 3" question like this, rank your picks by confidence, lock in the two you are certain about first, then use elimination on the remaining options rather than guessing blind.

Ola B.Jun 5, 2026

I almost picked E and F but spinning up syslog-ng showed D, F, and G are the real ones.

Prof. SaraJun 17, 2026

The answers are D, F, and G, and the key to locking these in is understanding that syslog-ng uses more than one file to do its job on SUSE systems. The main config is F, /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf, which is where your sources, filters, and destinations all live. G, /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf.in, is the template file that SuSEconfig processes to generate that main conf, so it belongs in the picture too. D, /etc/sysconfig/syslog, handles the daemon startup parameters and is read by the init scripts, making it the third legitimate config location. A quick mnemonic to reject the traps here: if the path says /etc/log/ instead of /etc/syslog-ng/, it is fabricated, and /etc/sysconfig/log (option B) has no real role in syslog-ng's world either.

Toby R.Jun 26, 2026

D, F, G. E looks right but that path is totally made up.

Yusuf A.Jun 26, 2026

B has to be one, our senior showed me /etc/sysconfig/log last week, also F and G look right from the docs.