"SYSLOG SERVER" for JETDIRECT-box ?

[MARREEL Chris_1]

In the configuration of a JETDIRECT-box you can specify an IP-adress of a "syslog server".
Can a standard installed HP-UX Station (HP-UX 11) act as such a syslog-server ?
What do I have to activate on this unix-station ?
What is logged by this syslog-server ?
Can you set levels of logging (detailed, warnings, severe errors,...) ?

Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge,

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Chris:

I believe your questions are answered in the man pages for 'syslogd', 'syslog' and 'logger':

# man 1M syslogd
# man syslog
# man logger

See particularly 'syslogd'.

...JRF...

[MARREEL Chris_1]

Indeed I didn't have to change anything. I just added the ip-adress of my UNIX-server in the config of the jet-direct-box and there were the messages in the /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log-file coming.

As symple as that...

An example :
guluep04:/var/adm/syslog # cat syslog.log | grep gulict02l
Feb 15 10:34:25 gulict02l printer: connection with 172.30.45.219.1976 ab
orted due to unknown reason
Feb 15 10:34:25 gulict02l printer: powered up
Feb 15 10:34:43 gulict02l printer: offline or intervention needed
Feb 15 10:36:00 gulict02l printer: error cleared
Feb 15 10:36:15 gulict02l printer: cover/door open
Feb 15 10:36:46 gulict02l printer: error cleared
Feb 15 10:36:52 gulict02l printer: paper out
Feb 15 10:37:05 gulict02l printer: error cleared
Feb 15 10:37:10 gulict02l printer: offline or intervention needed
Feb 15 10:37:28 gulict02l printer: paper jam
Feb 15 10:40:02 gulict02l printer: error cleared
Feb 15 10:41:07 gulict02l printer: offline or intervention needed
Feb 15 10:41:30 gulict02l printer: error cleared
Feb 15 10:41:30 gulict02l printer: interface reconfigured
guluep04:/var/adm/syslog #

Greetings,
Chris MARREEL