How to generate a log in syslog
 

Hey all,

I am configuring syslog-ng on my server.
I suspect something to be wrong.

Is there a tool I can use in the shell to generate a log? So I can check that the log appear in the syslog file.

Thanks

Hi,

logger can be used to create system log entries.

Example: logger -p local0.notice -t TAG some message

See the man page for some extra info.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

You're welcome :)