How does logging in scripts differ between distributions?

        #!/bin/bash

        # Function to log messages
        log_message() {
            local MESSAGE="$1"
            # Check if the distribution uses syslog or journald
            if [[ -f /var/log/syslog ]]; then
                echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $MESSAGE" >> /var/log/syslog
            elif [[ -d /run/systemd/journal ]]; then
                echo "$MESSAGE" | systemd-cat
            else
                echo "Unsupported logging method"
            fi
        }

        # Example usage
        log_message "This is a log entry for the script."