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Re: /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

 
kirnkmr
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‎11-17-2011 09:49 PM

‎11-17-2011 09:49 PM

/var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

Can anyone pls tell me what does /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log do....?

And also pls tell me why do we need it.

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Dennis Handly
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‎11-17-2011 10:01 PM

‎11-17-2011 10:01 PM

Re: /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

syslog.log contains all of the kernel error messages.

It can also be written to by applications and various demons.

 

See manpages for syslog(3) and syslogd(1m).

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