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[man page] man mcelog points to incorrect default log file location

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      Description of problem:

      This BUG is for correction in man page of mcelog [/usr/sbin/mcelog] binary.
      This is also applicable to RHEL 7 and RHEL 8.

      Starting from RHEL 7, mcelog binary logs into '/var/log/messages' file by default however the information in `man mcelog` points to /var/log/mcelog.

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      How reproducible:

      Everytime

      Excerpt from `man mcelog`, It points out to default log file '/var/log/mcelog' which is incorrect.

      ~~~
      With the --daemon option mcelog will run in the background. This gives the fastest reaction time and is the recommended operating mode. If an output option isn't selected ( --logfile or --syslog or
      --syslog-error ), this option implies --logfile=/var/log/mcelog. Important messages will be logged as one-liner summaries to syslog unless --no-syslog is given. The option --foreground will pre‐
      vent mcelog from giving up the terminal in daemon mode. This is intended for debugging.
      ~~~

      Steps to Reproduce:
      1. install mcelog rpm
      2. check `man mcelog` command
      3.

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              prarit@redhat.com Prarit Bhargava
              rhn-support-skamboj Shubham Kamboj (Inactive)
              Prarit Bhargava Prarit Bhargava
              Jiri Dluhos Jiri Dluhos
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