What does Linux use to produce and maintain log files? Where do you configure it?
syslogd - otherwise known as the syslog daemon.
The syslogd daemon handles messages from servers and other user-mode programs. It’s usually paired with a daemon called klogd, which is generally installed from the same sysklogd package as syslogd. The klogd daemon manages logging of kernel messages.
For configuration, this is done through the /etc/syslog.conf file. (The rsyslogd configuration file is /etc/rsyslog.conf and is similar to syslog.conf.)
The syslogd daemon handles messages from servers and other user-mode programs. It’s usually paired with a daemon called klogd, which is generally installed from the same sysklogd package as syslogd. The klogd daemon manages logging of kernel messages.
For configuration, this is done through the /etc/syslog.conf file. (The rsyslogd configuration file is /etc/rsyslog.conf and is similar to syslog.conf.)
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What format do configuration lines in the syslog configuration file use?
facility.priority action
- Facility being the type of program or service
- Priority being the importance of the message
- Action is the file or computer that accepts the message
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Author: Ryan Robson
Main topic: Informatics
Topic: Linux
City: Houston
Published: 08.02.2011
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