/var/adm/meesages file empty

UNIX Solaris
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Do not know the reason y messages file is empty already restarted the syslog daemon but still its showing empty .

xxxxxxx# more /var/adm/messages
xxxxxx#

# ps -efo zone,pid,ppid,time,comm | grep syslog | grep global
  global 11861     1       00:10 /usr/sbin/syslogd


 svcs /system/system-log
STATE          STIME    FMRI
online         Sep_10   svc:/system/system-log:default
2

maybe nothing has needed to log since the log was rolled.

try this...

# logger -p local0.alert "test,test,test!"

then have a look in your messages file.

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# tail /var/adm/messages
Sep 24 02:25:00 xxxxx-dinfsi18 root: [ID 702911 local0.alert] test,test,test

yes it does show but i do not believe that there is nothing in the system to log .. as when i try to login with wrong root passwd it does not log that failed attempt too .