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paddyjoy

12-16-2005 08:01 PM

Logging to /var/log/messages

Is there a program that controls what goes into /var/log/messages or do individual programs just append directly to the file?

Paddy

mebrelith

12-16-2005 08:30 PM

Syslog is the culprit.

paddyjoy

12-17-2005 02:18 AM

Thanks I'll have a look into the man pages.

Paddy

bigearsbilly

12-19-2005 05:52 AM

man syslogd
logger is what you want maybe.
Can run at command line.
man page

bigearsbilly

12-19-2005 05:58 AM

Code:

logger -p user.alert WHAT



billym.primadtpdev>dmesg

Dec 19 11:46:42 primadtpdev billym: [ID 702911 user.alert] hello

Dec 19 11:54:09 primadtpdev billym: [ID 702911 user.alert] WHAT

bigearsbilly

12-19-2005 06:01 AM

Can do this on my system: (prints to all terminals)

Code:

billym.primadtpdev>logger -p user.emerg WHAT

billym.primadtpdev>

Message from syslogd@primadtpdev at Mon Dec 19 11:56:48 2005 ...

primadtpdev billym: [ID 702911 user.emerg] WHAT

look in syslog.conf for details.

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