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Explanation added by Eric Tucker

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Joey Schulze 2006-11-30 07:59:45 +00:00
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@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ programs log with the mail facility
.BR "" ( LOG_MAIL ) .BR "" ( LOG_MAIL )
if they log using syslog. if they log using syslog.
In most cases anyone can log to any facility, so we rely on convention
for the correct facility to be chosen. However, generally only the
kernel can log to the "kern" facility. This is because the implementation
of openlog() and syslog() in glibc does not allow logging to the "kern"
facility. Klogd circumvents this restriction when logging to syslogd
by reimplementing those functions itself.
The The
.I priority .I priority
is one of the following keywords, in ascending order: is one of the following keywords, in ascending order:
@ -232,9 +239,10 @@ kern.crit /dev/console
kern.info;kern.!err /var/adm/kernel-info kern.info;kern.!err /var/adm/kernel-info
.fi .fi
.LP .LP
The first rule direct any message that has the kernel facility to the The first rule directs any message that has the kernel facility to the
file file
.IR /var/adm/kernel . .IR /var/adm/kernel .
(But recall that only the kernel itself can log to this facility.)
The second statement directs all kernel messages of the priority The second statement directs all kernel messages of the priority
.B crit .B crit