strerr(1M)                                                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.



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      strerr(1M)                                                strerr(1M)


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

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

      REFERENCES
            log(7)

      NOTICES
            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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