SOLARIS SYSLOG
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• Identify the functions of syslog.

system of routing msgs  generated by the system or system utilities to a appropriate, manageable log files.

Messages are sent to

1. Console

2. System log file

3. Sent to a list of users logged on

4. forwarded to other hosts on a n/w.

• Recall the syntax of the syslog configuration file.

syslog config file is located in /etc/syslog.conf.

syslogd daemon reads the file each time it is started.

Two fields of the syslog are :

1. selector - two fields ... facility.level

2. action

Facility  -

1. user

2. auth 

3. cron   

4. kern

5. lpr

6.local0-7

7. mail

8. news

9. mark

10.daemon

11. uucp

12. *

Severity

1. emer

2. alert

3. crit

4. err

5. warning

6. notice

7. info

8. debug

9. none

• Deduce syslogd behavior from its configuration file.

Note that the syslog conf file is processed via M4 macro processor.

• Configure syslog messages by increasing the logging severity level for both the login and telnet daemons.

auth.info /var/adm/messages ====> to ====> auth.crit /var/adm/messages

daemon.info /var/adm/messages ---> to -----> daemon.crit /var/adm/meessages

• Use the command line to update the system log.

logger [-I] [-f file ] [-p priority ] [ -t tag ] [ message ]

logger -p user.err "system Restart "