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While /var/log/httpd/ is the default location for Apache logs, this location can be changed with Apache's configuration files.

/var/log/messages

By default, this log file contains all syslog messages (except e-mail) of INFO or higher priority.

/var/log/secure

This log file contains authentication related message items such as:

SSH logins
User creations
Sudo violations and privilege escalation