strerr(1M)        UNIX System V(Networking Support Utilities)        strerr(1M)


NAME
      strerr - STREAMS error logger daemon

SYNOPSIS
      strerr

DESCRIPTION
      strerr receives error log messages from the STREAMS log driver [log(7)]
      and appends them to a log file.  The error log files produced reside in
      the directory /var/adm/streams, and are named error.mm-dd, where mm is
      the month and dd is the day of the messages contained in each log file.

      The format of an error log message is:

      <seq> <time> <ticks> <flags> <mid> <sid> <text>

           <seq>     error sequence number

           <time>    time of message in hh:mm:ss

           <ticks>   time of message in machine ticks since boot priority level

           <flags>   T : the message was also sent to a tracing process
                     F : indicates a fatal error
                     N : send mail to the system administrator

           <mid>     module ID number of source

           <sid>     sub-ID number of source

           <text>    formatted text of the error message

      Messages that appear in the error log are intended to report exceptional
      conditions that require the attention of the system administrator. Those
      messages which indicate the total failure of a STREAMS driver or module
      should have the F flag set.  Those messages requiring the immediate
      attention of the administrator will have the N flag set, which causes the
      error logger to send the message to the system administrator via mail.
      The priority level usually has no meaning in the error log but will have
      meaning if the message is also sent to a tracer process.

      Once initiated, strerr continues to execute until terminated by the user.
      It is commonly executed asynchronously.

FILES
      /var/adm/streams/error.mm-dd

SEE ALSO
      log(7)
      Programmer's Guide: STREAMS




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NOTES
      Only one strerr process at a time is permitted to open the STREAMS log
      driver.

      If a module or driver is generating a large number of error messages,
      running the error logger will cause a degradation in STREAMS performance.
      If a large burst of messages are generated in a short time, the log
      driver may not be able to deliver some of the messages.  This situation
      is indicated by gaps in the sequence numbering of the messages in the log
      files.












































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