We have a couple of apps (among them Networker) that add various things to /etc/syslog.conf, and consequently are displeased by its removal in RHEL 6 and its CentOS stablemate. Is there any problem ...
The syslog deamon (syslogd) on Unix systems provides message logging for other services so that each service doesn’t have to duplicate the same basic functionality to manage logging for itself. The ...
Whatever else you do to secure a Linux system, it must have comprehensive, accurate and carefully watched logs. Logs serve several purposes. First, they help us troubleshoot virtually all kinds of ...
In a column about syslog [see “syslog Configuration” in the December 2001 issue of LJ] I mentioned “stealth logging”--by running your central log server without an IP address, you can hide your ...
I’m attending a fantastic session at LinuxWorld today titled “Working with Log Files.” The session is being run by Mark Cohen (Quote.com, LookSmart, Penquin Computing) and Patrick McGovern ...
I am working with Solaris 10. <BR><BR>A quick check of the man page for syslog.conf says: "...For a given facility and level, syslogd matches all messages for that level and all higher ...