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| 33.\" $Id: syslogd.8,v 1.8 1997/02/22 16:14:00 peter Exp $ | 33.\" $Id: syslogd.8,v 1.9 1997/04/26 00:00:32 pst Exp $ |
| 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 |
| 42.Nm syslogd | 42.Nm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 55.Nm syslogd | 56.Nm |
| 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 |
| 57.Nm syslogd . | 58.Nm Ns . |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 80.Nm Syslogd 81reads messages from the | 83The 84.Nm 85daemon reads messages from the |
| 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 |
| 91.Nm Syslogd 92creates the file | 95The 96.Nm 97daemon creates the file |
| 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 |
| 97.Nm syslogd . | 102.Nm Ns . |
| 98.Pp 99The message sent to | 103.Pp 104The message sent to |
| 100.Nm syslogd | 105.Nm |
| 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 |
| 114.Nm syslogd . | 119.Nm Ns . |
| 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 --- 21 unchanged lines hidden --- | 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 --- 21 unchanged lines hidden --- |