[Sunhelp] /etc/syslog.conf doesn't; Sol8

[Kevin Stevens]

Geez, how about if I just stare blankly AT the file?

Thanks, I think I have a handle on it now.

KeS

PS - The destination files have to exist for logging to take place.

PPS - Make that, the destination files have to exist and THEN syslogd
has to be restarted for logging to take place.

PPPS - Sheesh.


>From: Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net>
>Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] /etc/syslog.conf doesn't; Sol8
>Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 18:22:02 -0500
>
>On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 05:51:00PM -0500, Doug McLaren wrote:
> > On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 03:27:58PM -0700, Kevin Stevens wrote:
> > | I'm trying to change some of the logging via syslog.conf, but the 
>default
> > | entries still seem to be the only ones working.  I edit 
>/etc/syslog.conf,
> > | for example adding the following:
> > | news.info;news.notice;news.warning;news.err     /var/log/news
> > | news.crit;news.alert;news.emerg                 /var/log/news
> > Make sure that those spaces between the syslog type and the file to
> > log to include at least one tab (instead of just spaces.)
> > Why it requires tabs is a really good question, and so far I've never
> > heard any good answer, but it does, and it seems to do so on all *nix
> > variants.
>
>Also make sure there's a blank line at the end of the file.  I found
>that without this, Solaris 7 wouldnt pay attention to the file either.
>
>Bill
>
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