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Appendix E Configure and Run Syslog/iX

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How to Run Syslog/iX:

  1. Log on as mgr.syslog.

  2. Examine syslog.conf and customize for your own environment.

  3. :stream JSYSLOGD.PUB.SYSLOG.

  4. Stop Syslog/iX by issuing the command :ABORTJOB J##. 

    
  ##
  ## :TELL @.@
  ##
  *.emerg    *
  ##
  ## Write to the :CONSOLE
  ##
  *.alert     /dev/console
  ##
  ## :TELL @.SYSLOG
  ##
  *.crit           @.SYSLOG
  ##
  ## :TELL MANAGER.SYS
  ##
  *.err       MANAGER.SYS
  ##
  ## Forward to syslogd on another host via UDP
  ##
  *.warning    @some.host.running.syslogd
  ##
  ## Write to the :CONSOLE
  *.info           /dev/console
  ##
  ## Write to a file
  ##
  *.debug /tmp/syslog.log

The messages coming from a program are classified into critical, informative, alert, error, emergency etc. The syslog configuration file tells the syslog daemon how to post these messages. They could be sent to the console or to a log file, a printer, a message sent to an administrator or to another machine. SYSLOG uses UDP to send to another machine.

Explanation of parameters in syslog configuration file:

Syslog has a set of parameters that can be configured. Messages are classified into several levels. These messages can be directed to different outputs like console, logfile and so forth. They can also be sent to another machine which runs a syslog daemon.

They are classified as follows:

debug

info

error

critical

warning

alert

emergency

Now these messages could also be sent to a particular user by using the "tell" option followed by the user name.

They can also be sent to another machine by using "@machine name".



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