errdemon(1M)

NAME

errdemon − error-logging daemon

SYNOPSIS

/usr/lib/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, /var/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 kill(1)). The errstop(1M) utility is the easiest way to kill errdemon. Only the super-user may start the daemon, and only one daemon may be active at any time.

FILES

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

DIAGNOSTICS

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

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