topic Re: syslog.log file is not working in Operating System - HP-UX

syslog.log file is not working

Sreer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:54:15 GMT

Hi,
Iam facing an issue in my 11.11 production box.
The syslog.log file is not growing!!
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Nov 9 05:20 syslog.log
dmsworp1-root # more /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
dmsworp1-root #
But the daemon is running:

-root # ps -ef | grep -i syslog
root 558 1 0 Nov 9 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/syslogd -D
root 1792 1 0 Nov 9 ? 0:00 /bin/sh ./init.tecad_logfile start syslog
root 25717 12399 0 09:45:50 pts/te 0:00 grep -i syslog
-root #

root # cat -t /etc/syslog.conf
# Tivoli logfile adapter entry, ID=syslog
*.emerg;*.alert;*.crit;*.err;*.warning;*.notice;*.info^I/tmp/.tivoli/.tecad_logfile.fifo.dmsworp1.syslog
# End of logfile adapter entry, ID=syslog

-root # find / -name "syslogd" -type f -exec ll {} \;
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 492 Feb 23 2001 /etc/rc.config.d/syslogd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 2712 Nov 14 2000 /var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_23413/UX-CORE/sbin/init.d/syslogd
---x--x--- 1 root sys 0 Aug 26 2003 /var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_23413/UX-CORE/usr/newconfig/etc/rc.config.d/syslogd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 28672 Nov 14 2000 /var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_23413/UX-CORE/usr/sbin/syslogd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 3002 Feb 23 2001 /sbin/init.d/syslogd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 28672 Feb 23 2001 /usr/sbin/syslogd
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 492 Feb 23 2001 /usr/newconfig/etc/rc.config.d/syslogd
-root #

Pls advice me whether can I restart the syslogd using:

/usr/sbin/syslogd -D stop

/usr/sbin/syslogd -D start

is it OK?

else pls guide me to solve this issue.
thanks in advance.

sree

Re: syslog.log file is not working

Johnson Punniyalingam — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:02:24 GMT

/sbin/init.d/syslogd stop

/sbin/init.d/syslogd start

Example :-

# /sbin/init.d/syslogd stop
syslogd stopped

# /sbin/init.d/syslogd start
System message logger started

Re: syslog.log file is not working

Johnson Punniyalingam — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:03:13 GMT

verification :-

# tail -50 /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
Nov 12 16:09:52 uxt02 syslogd: restart

Re: syslog.log file is not working

Horia Chirculescu — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:04:57 GMT

Hello from Romania,

You do not have anything in /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log becouse you did not instructed syslogd to place anything there.

In order to do that,

*.info;mail.none /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

Your current syslogd configuration put the
*.emerg;*.alert;*.crit;*.err;*.warning;*.notice;*.info information in the

/tmp/.tivoli.tecad_logfile.fifo.dmsworp1.syslog

file.

cat/more on this file would reveal the information.

Best regards,
Horia.

Re: syslog.log file is not working

Sreer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:16:52 GMT

Hello Gurus,

Thanks alot for your valuable replies.

I will do the changes suggested by Horia.

Earlier the mentioned info was not routed to syslog.log.
Once again thanks alot all!!!

rgds Sree

Re: syslog.log file is not working

Aneesh Mohan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:19:48 GMT

Hi Sree,

You can check the syslog function by using "logger".

try this:-
#logger "Test message";tail -n 2 /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

regards,
Aneesh