Syslog.log file

[Manuales]

Hi, how can i active syslog file , i mean, i do not have nothing registered there ...

/var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
Thanks ...

[Mel Burslan · Accepted solution]

your syslog daemon must have been not running.

start it up as follows

/sbin/init.d/syslogd start

hope this helps

[DCE]

If your syslog daemon is running, you will have to stop and restart it.

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

The most common causes of the syslog daemon not logging:

/var fills up. this will caise the daemon to no longer write to the log - even after /var has space freed up

the syslog.log file was *moved* or *deleted* without first stopping the daemon.

HTH
Dave

[spex]

Manuales,

It's also possible, though not likely, that you're using a non-standard name and/or path for syslog. Have a look at '/etc/syslog.conf'. Note where '*.info' messages are being sent.

PCS

[Mridul Shrivastava]

The other way to start syslogd if it is running alreay is to syslogd restart

I would also recommend you to check the patch level as sometimes it gets killed if system patches are not updated.

You can check the logging by using logger as well.

[S.Rider]

We've seen a few instances where if /var/fills up, and you then free up space in /var, syslog.log will not be written to again untill you stop/start the daemon.

[SGUX]

another reason that the syslog.log is not filling is that there is a "syntax-error" in your /etc/syslog.conf. This would not be reported when you start the syslogd only syslog.log won't be filled.
Check if tabs or used in stead of spaces between the selectors and the files you want them to be written.
Check if semicolon is used as separator instead of colon.