syslogd(1M)
syslogd --
log system messages
Synopsis
/usr/sbin/syslogd [-d] [-f configfile] [-m interval] [-p path]
Description
syslogd
reads and forwards system messages to the appropriate log files
and/or users, depending upon the priority of a message and the
system facility from which it originates.
The configuration file
/etc/syslog.conf
(see
syslog.conf(4bsd))
controls where messages are forwarded.
syslogd
logs a mark
(timestamp)
message every
interval
minutes (default 20) at priority
LOG_INFO
to the facility whose name is given as
mark
in the
syslog.conf
file.
A system message consists of a single line of text, which may be
prefixed with a priority code number enclosed in angle-brackets
(<>);
priorities are defined in
sys/syslog.h.
syslogd
reads from the
STREAMS log driver,
/dev/log,
from any transport provider specified in
/etc/netconfig,
/etc/net/transport/hosts,
and
/etc/net/transport/services.
syslogd
reads the configuration file when it starts up, and again
whenever it receives a
HUP
signal, at which time it also closes all files it has open,
rereads its configuration file, and then opens only the log
files that are listed in that file.
syslogd
exits when it receives a
TERM
signal.
As it starts up,
syslogd
creates the file
/etc/syslog.pid,
if possible, containing its process
ID
(PID).
Command options
-d-
Turn on debugging.
-fconfigfile-
Specify an alternate configuration file.
-m interval-
Specify an interval, in minutes, between mark messages.
-p path-
Specify an alternate log (one other than /dev/log).
Files
/etc/syslog.conf-
configuration file
/etc/syslog.pid-
process
ID
/dev/log-
STREAMS log driver
/etc/netconfig-
specifies the transport providers available on the system
/etc/net/transport/hosts-
network hosts for each transport
/etc/net/transport/services-
network services for each transport
References
log(7),
logger(1bsd),
syslog(3G),
syslog.conf(4bsd)
© 2004 The SCO Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004