VIEWLOG(1M)                                                        VIEWLOG(1M)



NAME
     viewlog - view the system administration log

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sysadm/bin/viewlog

DESCRIPTION
     viewlog displays the contents of the system administration log
     /var/sysadm/salog (see salog(4)) in a text window.  For command lines in
     salog, viewlog displays the date and the command.  For other lines,
     viewlog displays either Error:, Warning:, or Info: as appropriate and the
     message.  Non-command lines are indented.

GUIDES
     Guides, also called "tasks," are interactive windows that lead users
     through the steps necessary to perform various system administration
     tasks, such as adding new user accounts and configuring networking on the
     system.

     A guide typically consists of a series of pages that prompt users to
     enter information or select options. A user navigates through guide pages
     using the Prev and Next buttons (or corresponding arrow keys).  When the
     user reaches the last page of a guide and clicks the OK button, the
     system executes one or more commands to perform the system administration
     task. These commands are located in /usr/sysadm/privcmd.  See runpriv(1M)
     for more information about privileged commands.

     Many of the guides require that a user either know the root password or
     be assigned the necessary privileges (using the PrivilegeManager(1)) in
     order to perform the task.

     Set System Administration Log Options
               The Set System Administration Log Options guide, which comes up
               when you press viewlog's "Options..." button, lets you specify
               how big the log can get before it's rotated, and whether or not
               messages to salog are copied to syslogd(1M).  The privilege
               needed for this task is:

               ⊕    Set System Admin Logging Options (setlogopt(1M)).

SEE ALSO
     sysmgr(1M), runpriv(1M), setlogopt(1M), syslogd(1M), salog(4).













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