What is the role of /system logging in RouterOS?

• A. To configure user access policies
• B. To monitor interface throughput in real time
• C. To collect and forward device and system events to local or remote log destinations for troubleshooting.
• D. To manage routing protocols

Answer: (C)

Logging in RouterOS is about collecting events from the device and routing them to a log destination for troubleshooting and analysis. It records things like startup messages, interface state changes, firewall hits, errors, and other system notices, and can store them locally or send them to a remote syslog server. This creates a trace of what happened and when, making it easier to diagnose issues or audit activity. You control what gets logged and where it goes (local files or remote destinations). It’s not used for configuring user access policies, it doesn’t monitor interface throughput in real time, and it isn’t about managing routing protocols.