syslogd(1M)        UNIX System V(BSD Compatibility Package)         syslogd(1M)


NAME
      syslogd - log system messages

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

DESCRIPTION
      syslogd reads and forwards system messages to the appropriate 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(4b)] 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 whenev-
      er it receives a HUP signal, at which time it also closes all files it
      has open, re-reads its configuration 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 available on the
                          system
      /etc/net/transport/hosts
                          network hosts for each transport
      /etc/net/transport/services
                          network services for each transport



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SEE ALSO
      logger(1), syslog(3), syslog.conf(4)

      log(7) in the System Administrator's Reference Manual


















































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