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34.\"
35.Dd October 12, 1995
36.Dt SYSLOGD 8
37.Os BSD 4.2
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm syslogd
40.Nd log systems messages
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
| 34.\"
35.Dd October 12, 1995
36.Dt SYSLOGD 8
37.Os BSD 4.2
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm syslogd
40.Nd log systems messages
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
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42.Nm syslogd
| 42.Nm
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43.Op Fl \&dI
44.Op Fl f Ar config_file
45.Op Fl m Ar mark_interval
46.Op Fl p Ar log_socket
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
| 43.Op Fl \&dI
44.Op Fl f Ar config_file
45.Op Fl m Ar mark_interval
46.Op Fl p Ar log_socket
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
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48.Nm Syslogd
49reads and logs messages to the system console, log files, other
| 48The
49.Nm
50daemon reads and logs messages to the system console, log files, other
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50machines and/or users as specified by its configuration file.
51The options are as follows:
52.Bl -tag -width Ds
53.It Fl d
54Put
| 51machines and/or users as specified by its configuration file.
52The options are as follows:
53.Bl -tag -width Ds
54.It Fl d
55Put
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55.Nm syslogd
| 56.Nm
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56into debugging mode. This is probably only of use to developers working on
| 57into debugging mode. This is probably only of use to developers working on
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57.Nm syslogd .
| 58.Nm Ns .
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58.It Fl f
59Specify the pathname of an alternate configuration file;
60the default is
61.Pa /etc/syslog.conf .
62.It Fl s
63Operate in secure mode. Do not listen for log message from remote machines.
64.It Fl m
| 59.It Fl f
60Specify the pathname of an alternate configuration file;
61the default is
62.Pa /etc/syslog.conf .
63.It Fl s
64Operate in secure mode. Do not listen for log message from remote machines.
65.It Fl m
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65Select the number of minutes between ``mark'' messages;
66the default is 20 minutes.
| 66Select the number of minutes between
67.Dq mark
68messages; the default is 20 minutes.
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67.It Fl p
68Specify the pathname of an alternate log socket;
69the default is
70.Pa /var/run/log .
71.El
72.Pp
| 69.It Fl p
70Specify the pathname of an alternate log socket;
71the default is
72.Pa /var/run/log .
73.El
74.Pp
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73.Nm Syslogd
74reads its configuration file when it starts up and whenever it
| 75The
76.Nm
77daemon reads its configuration file when it starts up and whenever it
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75receives a hangup signal.
76For information on the format of the configuration file,
77see
78.Xr syslog.conf 5 .
79.Pp
| 78receives a hangup signal.
79For information on the format of the configuration file,
80see
81.Xr syslog.conf 5 .
82.Pp
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80.Nm Syslogd
81reads messages from the
| 83The
84.Nm
85daemon reads messages from the
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82.Tn UNIX
83domain socket
84.Pa /var/run/log ,
85from an Internet domain socket specified in
86.Pa /etc/services ,
87and from the special device
88.Pa /dev/klog
89(to read kernel messages).
90.Pp
| 86.Tn UNIX
87domain socket
88.Pa /var/run/log ,
89from an Internet domain socket specified in
90.Pa /etc/services ,
91and from the special device
92.Pa /dev/klog
93(to read kernel messages).
94.Pp
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91.Nm Syslogd
92creates the file
| 95The
96.Nm
97daemon creates the file
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93.Pa /var/run/syslog.pid ,
94and stores its process
95id there.
96This can be used to kill or reconfigure
| 98.Pa /var/run/syslog.pid ,
99and stores its process
100id there.
101This can be used to kill or reconfigure
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97.Nm syslogd .
| 102.Nm Ns .
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98.Pp
99The message sent to
| 103.Pp
104The message sent to
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100.Nm syslogd
| 105.Nm
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101should consist of a single line.
102The message can contain a priority code, which should be a preceding
103decimal number in angle braces, for example,
104.Sq Aq 5.
105This priority code should map into the priorities defined in the
106include file
107.Aq Pa sys/syslog.h .
108.Sh FILES
109.Bl -tag -width /var/run/syslog.pid -compact
110.It Pa /etc/syslog.conf
111The configuration file.
112.It Pa /var/run/syslog.pid
113The process id of current
| 106should consist of a single line.
107The message can contain a priority code, which should be a preceding
108decimal number in angle braces, for example,
109.Sq Aq 5.
110This priority code should map into the priorities defined in the
111include file
112.Aq Pa sys/syslog.h .
113.Sh FILES
114.Bl -tag -width /var/run/syslog.pid -compact
115.It Pa /etc/syslog.conf
116The configuration file.
117.It Pa /var/run/syslog.pid
118The process id of current
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114.Nm syslogd .
| 119.Nm Ns .
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115.It Pa /var/run/log
116Name of the
117.Tn UNIX
118domain datagram log socket.
119.It Pa /dev/klog
120The kernel log device.
121.El
122.Sh SEE ALSO
123.Xr logger 1 ,
124.Xr syslog 3 ,
125.Xr services 5 ,
126.Xr syslog.conf 5
127.Sh HISTORY
128The
129.Nm
130command appeared in
131.Bx 4.3 .
132.Sh BUGS
133The ability to log messages received in UDP packets is equivalent to
134an unauthenticated remote disk-filling service, and should probably be
135disabled by default. Some sort of
136.No inter- Ns Nm syslogd
137authentication mechanism ought to be worked out.
138.Pp
139The log socket was moved from
140.Pa /dev
141to ease the use of a read-only root filesystem. This may confuse
142some old binaries so that a symbolic link might be used for a
143transitional period.
| 120.It Pa /var/run/log
121Name of the
122.Tn UNIX
123domain datagram log socket.
124.It Pa /dev/klog
125The kernel log device.
126.El
127.Sh SEE ALSO
128.Xr logger 1 ,
129.Xr syslog 3 ,
130.Xr services 5 ,
131.Xr syslog.conf 5
132.Sh HISTORY
133The
134.Nm
135command appeared in
136.Bx 4.3 .
137.Sh BUGS
138The ability to log messages received in UDP packets is equivalent to
139an unauthenticated remote disk-filling service, and should probably be
140disabled by default. Some sort of
141.No inter- Ns Nm syslogd
142authentication mechanism ought to be worked out.
143.Pp
144The log socket was moved from
145.Pa /dev
146to ease the use of a read-only root filesystem. This may confuse
147some old binaries so that a symbolic link might be used for a
148transitional period.
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