In a nutshell, syslog allows applications to write tagged messages to a common set of system log files that can reside where it's convenient for the programmers and network administrators to access.

简要地说，syslog允许应用程序将带有标记的消息写入一组公共系统日志文件中，这些日志文件可以驻留在程序员和网络管理员能够轻松访问的位置。

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This is useful in the integration with existing legacy system monitoring tools that offer continuous scanning of log files in order to raise alerts and detect incidents.

这在集成已有遗留系统监测工具时很有用处，这些工具提供了对日志文件的连续扫描功能以产生警告并监测事故。

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Cleaning up log files so that system or user information is not available in the logs.

清除日志文件，以便系统或用户信息不会出现在日志中。

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Once connected to an IRC, the creator of the custom channel or his robot program can download the victim's files, passwords, log-in data, operating system preferences and other personal information -- including stored credit-card numbers.

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