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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Linux: Log Files

Linux: Log Files

Daemon:             syslogd
sysklogd               this is the package that  installs syslogd
klogd                    this is the daemon that logs kernel messages only
/etc/syslog.conf                              config file for syslogd

logger                 
This tool creates manual log entries
Options:
-i             records PID
-s            echos data to stderr and log file
Rotating log files
logrotate             tool for rotating log files
/etc/logrotate.conf         config file for logrotate
Watching logs
This is the most important cmd to see whats happening:

tail –f /var/log/messages
5 RakshaTec: Linux: Log Files Linux: Log Files Daemon:             syslogd sysklogd               this is the package that  installs syslogd klogd                 ...

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