Configuring Root-Tail

barton · 02-20-2005, 04:49 PM

For those of you that use root-tail what is your command "string". I am trying to set it up and right now I am typing

Code:

root-tail \var\log\sys

but there is now output on the screen or anything. I opened up a second kernel and ran 'updatedb' to have the computer log something. I would like to setup this up I think this an awesome tool. How have you guys done it?

Thanks.

Tinkster · 02-20-2005, 05:06 PM

Well, first of all you're using backslashes ... :)
Secondly none of the distros I know has a logfile called sys...

And here's what my startup for it looks like ...

Code:

root-tail --noinitial  -g  800x250+100+50  /var/log/messages,green,'messages'  /var/log/debug,yellow,'debug' /var/log/secure,red,'secure' /var/log/syslog,red,'syslog'

Cheers,
Tink

barton · 02-21-2005, 02:42 AM

Did you just insert into a rc.local script? How did you get start when start an X-session in your window system?

Tinkster · 02-21-2005, 11:34 AM

from my Fluxbox-menu's startup ...
That's a per-session thing, you can't run it from
rc.local (that would be before X).

Cheers,
Tink

SocialEngineer · 02-21-2005, 12:33 PM

Here's mine:

Code:

root-tail -g 1200x150+3+20 /var/log/messages,white /var/log/secure,red,'ALERT'

You must also make sure the user has permissions to access the logs. I created a group called "logreaders", added the users I wanted to allow access to the logs to that group, and then changed the group of the logs to logreaders. Voila.

barton · 02-21-2005, 05:23 PM

Cool, has anyone have sucess with this on Xfce?

keefaz · 02-22-2005, 05:27 AM

Yes, first locate your desktop window id :
xwininfo
Then click on the desktop window, my id is : 0xc00003

You indicate this window to root-tail with -id option, like :
root-tail -id 0xc00003 --noinitial \
-g 800x250+50+50 \
/var/log/apache/access_log,green,'HTTPD Access'