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Updates from Peter da Silva to match the recent syslogd changes.
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@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ The
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file is the configuration file for the
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.Xr syslogd 8
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program.
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It consists of lines with two fields: the
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It consists of
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blocks of lines separated by
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.Em program
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specifications,
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with each line containing two fields: the
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.Em selector
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field which specifies the types of messages and priorities to which the
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line applies, and an
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@ -99,19 +103,40 @@ values specified to the
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.Xr syslog
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library routine.
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.Pp
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Each block of lines is separated from the previous block by a tag. The tag
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is a line beginning with
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.Em #!prog
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or
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.Em !prog
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(the former is for compatibility with the previous syslogd, if one is sharing
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syslog.conf files, for example)
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and each block will be associated with calls to syslog from that specific
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program.
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.Pp
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See
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.Xr syslog 3
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for a further descriptions of both the
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.Em facility
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and
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.Em level
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keywords and their significance.
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keywords and their significance. It's preferred that selections be made on
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.Em facility
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rather than
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.Em program ,
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since the latter can easily vary in a networked environment. In some cases,
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though, an appropriate
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.Em facility
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simply doesn't exist (for example,
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.Em ftpd
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logs under LOG_DAEMON along with a myriad other programs).
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.Pp
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If a received message matches the specified
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.Em facility
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and is of the specified
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.Em level
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.Em (or a higher level) ,
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and the first word in the message after the date matches the
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.Em program ,
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the action specified in the
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.Em action
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field will be taken.
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@ -133,8 +158,10 @@ by separating them with comma (``,'') characters.
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.Pp
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An asterisk (``*'') can be used to specify all
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.Em facilities
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all
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.Em levels
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or all
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.Em levels .
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.Em programs .
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.Pp
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The special
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.Em facility
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@ -207,6 +234,10 @@ mail.* /var/log/maillog
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# Save mail and news errors of level err and higher in a
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# special file.
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uucp,news.crit /var/log/spoolerr
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# Save ftpd transactions along with mail and news
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!ftpd
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*.* /var/log/spoolerr
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.Ed
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /etc/syslog.conf -compact
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