Want to know about a entry in syslog.conf

naw_deepak · August 10, 2009, 4:47am

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to know about the below entry in syslog.conf in Solaris 10:

kern.notice               @destserver

Now the log will be redirected to destserver. But I want to know the location on the destserver where this log will be thrown.

Thanks in Advance,
Deepak

kumarmani · August 10, 2009, 5:51am

Ideally it should be on the sever destserver in the /var/adm/message, in the log lookout for hostname of the system which is throwing the log.

bartus11 · August 10, 2009, 8:08am

naw_deepak:

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to know about the below entry in syslog.conf in Solaris 10:
kern.notice               @destserver
Now the log will be redirected to destserver. But I want to know the location on the destserver where this log will be thrown.

Thanks in Advance,
Deepak

Shouldn't it be controlled by "kern.notice" entry in /etc/syslog.conf on destserver? I always thought it is working like that, I never tested it though.

naw_deepak · August 11, 2009, 1:16am

Please give me some more views to understand this. Request experts to say their opinion about this.

Thanks,
Deepak

kumarmani · August 11, 2009, 4:01am

What bartus11 is trying to say is if you got central log server then the logs file are going to decided by the syslog.conf file of central log server. On the server if there are line which says some thing like below then it means that the for the facility and level the log file which is used to /var/adm/messages

Which cane be changed depending upon your requirement.