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@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ installations from source.
Currently it logs the progress of project imports from the Bitbucket Server
importer. Future importers may use this file.
+## `auth.log`
+
+Introduced in GitLab 12.0. This file lives in `/var/log/gitlab/gitlab-rails/auth.log` for
+Omnibus GitLab packages or in `/home/git/gitlab/log/auth.log` for
+installations from source.
+
+It logs information whenever [Rack Attack] registers an abusive request.
+
## Reconfigure Logs
Reconfigure log files live in `/var/log/gitlab/reconfigure` for Omnibus GitLab
@@ -298,3 +306,4 @@ Omnibus GitLab packages or in `/home/git/gitlab/log/sidekiq_exporter.log` for
installations from source.
[repocheck]: repository_checks.md
+[Rack Attack]: ../security/rack_attack.md