DNS log in HP-UX

[Khashru]

What i need to modify in /etc/syslog.conf to send dns log (named) to a separate file instead of syslog.

[Stuart Browne]

As this is the Linux forum, I'm unsure what syslog service bind is configured to use.

But generally, you'd not log to syslog if you didn't want the system logger to handle it, you'd modify the bind configuration to use 'file ' instead of 'syslog '.

[Matti_Kurkela]

The standard syslog can direct log messages based on facility and category identifiers only. By changing only the syslog.conf file, you cannot redirect the logs of one individual daemon unless the daemon is already set up to use a facility identifier is not used by anything else.

I'm afraid the standard syslog category for named is "daemon", which is shared by several other daemons.

So, the first task would be to reconfigure named to use some other syslog facility identifier, like "local1". After making this change, you can configure syslog to re-direct all messages with facility id "local1" to anywhere you like.

If all you want is to log to a file on the local host, it's simpler to use the Stuart's idea and change the named configuration to log directly to a given file rather than to syslog.

MK

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Actually, you can modify /etc/named.conf to log to any file you want.

BIND is a very standard implemntation on HP-UX assuming you are using version 9.

http://www.zytrax.com/books/dns/ch7/
http://www.learning-solaris.com/index.php/troubleshooting-the-dns-server-by-using-basic-utilities/

With me, the last link is best.

SEP

[Ivan Krastev]

Here is some examples of logging statement - http://docs.hp.com/en/32650-90898/apb.html

and explanation - http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V50_HTML/SUPPDOCS/BIND_GDE/LOGGING.HTM


regards,
ivan