From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 30 06:14:43 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6DDA16A469 for ; Wed, 30 May 2007 06:14:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B33313C46C for ; Wed, 30 May 2007 06:14:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 14482 invoked from network); 30 May 2007 16:14:43 +1000 Received: from 203-217-67-90.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.217.67.90) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 30 May 2007 16:14:42 +1000 Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 16:14:37 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: "grace Ingabire" Message-ID: <20070530161437.1eedd9cc@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20070529150438.48AF013C46A@mx1.freebsd.org> References: <20070529150438.48AF013C46A@mx1.freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.2 (GTK+ 2.10.12; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Using syslog ( was Re: (no subject) ) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 06:14:43 -0000 On Tue, 29 May 2007 16:44:27 +0200 "grace Ingabire" wrote: Hi Grace, please use an appropiate subject when sending to the list. > I have installed and configured freeBSD 6.1 and have seen the > configuration of the syslog in /usr/src/libexec/bootpd. hmm.. why are you using that file? /etc/syslog.conf is the file syslog will read. > > I would like to monitor my system using SYSLOG. syslog is installed and runs by default, using /etc/syslog.conf as its configuration file. Is there anything in particular you want to do with this? B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "I've dirtied my hands writing poetry, for the sake of seduction; that is, for the sake of a useful cause." Dostoevsky I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.