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NAME
     syslogd - log system messages

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/syslogd [ -d ] [ -fconfigfile ] [ -m interval ]

DESCRIPTION
     syslogd reads and forwards system messages to the  appropri-
     ate log files and/or users, depending upon the priority of a
     message and the system facility from  which  it  originates.
     The configuration file /etc/syslog.conf [see syslog.conf(5)]
     controls where messages are forwarded.  syslogd logs a  mark
     (timestamp)  message  every interval minutes (default 20) at
     priority LOGINFO to the facility whose  name  is  given  as
     mark in the syslog.conf file.

     A system message consists of a single line  of  text,  which
     may  be  prefixed  with  a  priority code number enclosed in
     angle-brackets (<>); priorities are defined in sys/syslog.h.

     syslogd reads from the STREAMS log  driver,  /dev/log,  from
     any   transport   provider   specified   in  /etc/netconfig,
     /etc/net/transport/hosts,  and  /etc/net/transport/services,
     and from the special device /dev/klog (for kernel messages).

     syslogd reads the configuration file when it starts up,  and
     again  whenever  it  receives a HUP signal, at which time it
     also closes all files it has open, re-reads  its  configura-
     tion file, and then opens only the log files that are listed
     in that file.  syslogd exits when it receives a TERM signal.

     As it starts up, syslogd creates the  file  /etc/syslog.pid,
     if possible, containing its process ID (PID).

     The following options are available:

     -d               Turn on debugging.

     -fconfigfile     Specify an alternate configuration file.

     -m interval      Specify an interval,  in  minutes,  between
                      mark messages.

FILES
     /etc/syslog.conf    configuration file
     /etc/syslog.pid     process ID
     /dev/log            STREAMS log driver
     /etc/netconfig      specifies the transport providers avail-
                         able on the system
     /etc/net/transport/hosts
                         network hosts for each transport
     /etc/net/transport/services



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                         network services for each transport

SEE ALSO
     logger(1), syslog(3), syslog.conf(5) log(7)  in  the  System
     Administrator's Reference Manual.


















































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