Time Machine doesn't save root or user logs

Originator:solowalker27
Number:rdar://15362885 Date Originated:10/31/2013
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:OS X Product Version:OS X 10.9/13A603
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
If Time Machine is on and configured and is not excluding any data, both /Library/Logs/ and ~/Library/Logs/ are not backed up. They should be so individual log files can be retrieved from a backup for troubleshooting.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set up Time Machine to back up to a drive
2. Do NOT exclude any data from the backup, let alone System and Applications
3. Let Time Machine complete a backup
4. Browse the Time Machine backup and look for both /Library/Logs and ~/Library/Logs

Expected Results:
All log files would be located in the correct folder in the Time Machine backup, available for reading and for restore.

Actual Results:
The folders are either empty or do not even exist.

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