An interesting feature of systemd is that it includes a logging component named <command>journald</command>. It comes as a complement to more traditional logging systems such as <command>syslogd</command>, but it adds interesting features such as a formal link between a service and the messages it generates, and the ability to capture error messages generated by its initialiszation sequence. The messages can be displayed later on, with a little help from the <command>journalctl</command> command. Without any arguments, it simply spews all log messages that occurred since system boot; it will rarely be used in such a manner. Most of the time, it will be used with a service identifier:
szation sequence. The messages can be displayed later on, with a little help from the <command>journalctl</command> command. Without any arguments, it simply spews all log messages that occurred since system boot; it will rarely be used in such a manner. Most of the time, it will be used with a service identifier: