topic Re: Make syslogd write facility and priority in Operating System - HP-UX

Make syslogd write facility and priority

Jorge Fabregas — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:13:55 GMT

Hello all,

Everyone knows the typical format of the all logs written by syslogd, which is, date|machine|process etc...

Is there a way to make SYSLOGD write the facility and priority on all of it messages?

Thanks,
Jorge

Re: Make syslogd write facility and priority

James A. Donovan — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:20:33 GMT

I think you want the "-v" option.

See the syslogd man page.

Re: Make syslogd write facility and priority

A. Clay Stephenson — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:25:23 GMT

If you do a man logger (which feeds syslod) you will find that these attributes that you are interested in are optional. Syslogd can only default values that are not supplied.
In short the answer is no. You must address the subsystems that are actually feed syslog.

Re: Make syslogd write facility and priority

Bill Hassell — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:32:51 GMT

Once you restart syslogd with -v, you will see a slightly cryptic code which contains the facility and priority. Attached is a script that will decode your syslog in an easier to read formay.

Re: Make syslogd write facility and priority

Bill Hassell — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:34:19 GMT

Oops, here is the script.

Re: Make syslogd write facility and priority

Jorge Fabregas — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:04:13 GMT

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the script! I does the work! Thanks!

Jorge