NAME

errdemon − error-logging daemon

SYNOPSIS

/etc/errdemon [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

The error logging daemon errdemon collects error records from the operating system by reading the special file /dev/error and places them in file. If file is not specified when the daemon is activated, /usr/adm/errfile is used.  Note that file is created if it does not exist; otherwise, error records are appended to it, so that no previous error data is lost.  No analysis of the error records is done by errdemon; that responsibility is left to errpt(1M). The error-logging daemon is terminated by sending it a software kill signal (see signal(2)). Only the super-user may start the daemon, and only one daemon may be active at any time.

FILES

/dev/errorsource of error records
/usr/adm/errfilerepository for error records

DIAGNOSTICS

The diagnostics produced by errdemon are intended to be self-explanatory. 

SEE ALSO

errpt(1M), errstop(1M), kill(1), err(4). 

May 16, 1980