NAME

errfile − system error logging file

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/STANDARD

Origin: HP

Remarks: This manual page describes errfile as implemented on the Series 500.  Refer to other errfile manual pages for information valid for other implementations. 

DESCRIPTION

Errfile is a logging file containing lines of ASCII text.  Each line describes certain system errors that have occurred, or warnings about serious system conditions.  Only those system error messages deemed serious enough to be of interest to the system administrator are logged.  Urgent messages are also written to /dev/console. 

HP-UX creates errfile if it does not exist. 

The system administrator should check the contents of errfile periodically and note errors that need attention.  Also, errfile tends to grow without bounds, so outdated information needs to be removed on a regular basis. 

FILES

usr/adm/errfile

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