strerr(1M)                                                       strerr(1M)

NAME
     strerr - STREAMS error logger daemon

SYNOPSIS
     strerr

DESCRIPTION
     strerr receives error log messages from the STREAMS log driver [see
     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 excep-
     tional conditions that require the attention of the system administra-
     tor. 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.








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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 perfor-
     mance. 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 mes-
     sages in the log files.

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

SEE ALSO
     log(7).

     Programmer's Guide: STREAMS




































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