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Date:      Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:30:28 -0500
From:      "David J. Kanter" <djkanter@nwu.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: A question regarding Syslog
Message-ID:  <20000614173028.A79324@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <4A2568FE.00150E92.00@noteshub01.aipo.gov.au>; from Peter.Weber@ipaustralia.gov.au on Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 01:49:58PM %2B1000
References:  <4A2568FE.00150E92.00@noteshub01.aipo.gov.au>

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On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 01:49:58PM +1000, Peter.Weber@ipaustralia.gov.au wrote:
>      When the syslog.conf file specifies that a message be written to a log file
> and that log file does not exist it appears the message is simply lost.
---end quoted text---

When you edit syslog.conf and want to log to something like /var/log/foo,
then simply type touch /var/log/foo and you're all ready to go.
-- 
David Kanter
djkanter@nwu.edu


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