            default for transactional applications, we suggest that 
            you explicitly initialize it anyway for the purposes of code readability. The logging
            subsystem is what provides your transactional application its durability guarantee, and it is required for
            recoverability purposes. See <a class="xref" href="filemanagement.html" title="Chapter 5. Managing DB Files">Managing DB Files</a>
            for more information.
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