What is writing to this file?

Description:

While reviewing logs, you came across a log file you don't recognize: /var/log/unknown.log. There's no documentation mentioning which service or process is responsible for it.

Tasks:

  • Find out which process is writing to that log file.
  • Terminate that process.

Level: Beginner

Estimated duration: 15min

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Tags: Linux

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