errdemon(8) — AIX PS/2 1.2.1



ERRDEMON(8,C)               AIX Commands Reference                ERRDEMON(8,C)



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errdemon



PURPOSE

Starts the error-logging demon.

SYNTAX


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/usr/lib/errdemon ---|


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1 This command is not usually
  run from the command line.


DESCRIPTION

The error-logging demon errdemon collects error records from the operating
system by reading the special file /dev/error and places them in one of two
error log files.  errdemon creates the names of the two log files by adding a
.0 and .1 to the end of the file name found in /etc/rasconf.  If an error log
file does not already exist, errdemon creates one.

The errdemon command adds error records to the first error log file until it
reaches the maximum allowable length specified in /etc/rasconf.  At that point,
errdemon closes the first error log file, changes the file name from file
name.0 to file name.1, and opens a new file name.0.  Thus, the newest error
records are always in file name.0.  When it is full, errdemon overwrites the
first file.

You can stop the error-logging demon by sending it a SIGKILL signal (see
"errstop").  Normally, the /etc/rc command file runs errdemon at system
startup.  Only a user operating with superuser authority can start errdemon,
and only one demon may be active at any time.

FILES

/dev/error            Source of error records.
/etc/rasconf          Configuration file.
/etc/rc               System startup file.
/usr/adm/ras/errfile* Repository for error records.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following commands:  "errpt, errpd,"  "errstop," and  "kill."




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