topic Re: syslog file not present in Operating System - HP-UX

syslog file not present

Alberto Rocha — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:46:11 GMT

Hello, for some strange reason i have a production server (rp3440 w/ hpux 11.11) where '/var/adm/syslog/syslog.log' doesn't exhist.

Maibe the reason was previous a gunzip over that file. How can i start having again that information. A reboot? 'touch'? Starting some service?

Thx

Re: syslog file not present

Calandrello — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:50:40 GMT

friend
verifies if the service of syslog this in air ps - ef |grep syslog in case that it does not execute syslogd case the /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log archive not to appear verifies the onfiguraÃ§Ãµes in the /etc/syslog.conf archive

Re: syslog file not present

Paul Sperry — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:51:18 GMT

Is the syslogd running??
ps -ef | grep syslogd

if not try

/sbin/init.d/syslogd start

Re: syslog file not present

Pete Randall — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:51:35 GMT

First, check if the syslog daemon is running:

ps -ef |grep syslog

- should return -

# ps -ef |grep syslog
root 419 1 0 Mar 28 ? 0:12 /usr/sbin/syslogd -D

Then stop and restart it:

/sbin/init.d/syslogd stop
/sbin/init.d/syslogd start

If that doesn't create the file, try touching the file, then stopping and restarting the daemon again.

Pete

Re: syslog file not present

Peter Godron — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:55:34 GMT

Alberto,
a reboot would ceratinly to the trick, however, I would first try touch to create a new file. If that does not work:
cd /etc
vi rc.log Look for syslogd command
stop the syslogd daemon
start the syslogd daemon

Re: syslog file not present

Alberto Rocha — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:03:06 GMT

Thank you all - i've got right an quick response.(thread is closed)

Re: syslog file not present

Paul Sperry — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:59:30 GMT

your welcome