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.\" syslog.conf - syslogd(8) configuration file
.\" Copyright (c) 1995,2006 Joey Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>
.\" Copyright (c) 1995-2007 Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>
.\"
.\" This file is part of the sysklogd package, a kernel and system log daemon.
.\"
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is able to understand an extended syntax. One rule can be divided
into several lines if the leading line is terminated with an backslash
(``\\'').
.SH SELECTORS
The selector field itself again consists of two parts, a
.I facility
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.BR warning "), " err ", " error " (same as " err "), " crit ", "
.BR alert ", " emerg ", " panic " (same as " emerg ).
The keywords
.BR error ", " warn " and " panic
.BR warn ", " error " and " panic
are deprecated and should not be used anymore. The
.I priority
defines the severity of the message
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using the semicolon (``;'') separator. Please note that each selector in
the
.I selector
field is capable to overwrite the preceding ones. Using this
field is capable of overwriting the preceding ones. Using this
behavior you can exclude some priorities from the pattern.
This
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to ignore only this single priority. If you use both extensions
than the exclamation mark must occur before the equation sign, just
use it intuitively.
.SH ACTIONS
The action field of a rule describes the abstract term
``logfile''. A ``logfile'' need not to be a real file, btw. The
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.SS List of Users
Usually critical messages are also directed to ``root'' on that
machine. You can specify a list of users that shall get the message by
simply writing the login. You may specify more than one user by
separating them with commas (``,''). If they're logged in they
get the message. Don't think a mail would be sent, that might be too
late.
simply writing the username. You may specify more than one user by
separating the usernames with commas (``,''). If they're logged in they
will receive the log messages.
.SS Everyone logged on
Emergency messages often go to all users currently online to notify
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this
.IR wall (1)-feature
use an asterisk (``*'').
.SH EXAMPLES
Here are some example, partially taken from a real existing site and
configuration. Hopefully they rub out all questions to the
configuration. Hopefully they rub out all questions on the
configuration, if not, drop me (Joey) a line.
.IP
.nf
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.IP
.nf
# The tcp wrapper loggs with mail.info, we display
# The tcp wrapper logs with mail.info, we display
# all the connections on tty12
#
mail.=info /dev/tty12
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.IR /dev/tty12 ,
the 12th console. For example the tcpwrapper
.BR tcpd (8)
uses this as it's default.
uses this as its default.
.IP
.nf
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This rule would redirect all messages to a remote host called
finlandia. This is useful especially in a cluster of machines where
all syslog messages will be stored on only one machine.
.SH CONFIGURATION FILE SYNTAX DIFFERENCES
.B Syslogd
uses a slightly different syntax for its configuration file than
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.I /etc/syslog.conf
Configuration file for
.B syslogd
.SH BUGS
The effects of multiple selectors are sometimes not intuitive. For
example ``mail.crit,*.err'' will select ``mail'' facility messages at
the level of ``err'' or higher, not at the level of ``crit'' or
higher.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR sysklogd (8),
.BR klogd (8),
.BR logger (1),
.BR syslog (2),
.BR syslog (3)
.BR syslog (3).
.SH AUTHORS
The
.B syslogd
is taken from BSD sources, Greg Wettstein (greg@wind.enjellic.com)
performed the port to Linux, Martin Schulze (joey@linux.de)
made some bugfixes and added some new features.
is taken from BSD sources, Greg Wettstein <greg@wind.enjellic.com>
performed the port to Linux, Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>
fixed some bugs, added several new features and took over maintenance.