Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:18:21 -0400 From: "Ryan Masse" <mail@max-info.net> To: "Francisco Reyes" <fran@reyes.somos.net> Cc: "FreeBSD-Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: unwanted messages in console Message-ID: <00bf01c0f413$b391b2c0$3200000a@Intranet> References: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0106131003580.1275-100000@zoraida.reyes.somos.net>
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Everything commented below gets sent to /var/log/messages *.notice;kern.debug;lpr.info;mail.crit;news.err /var/log/messages so you are not missing any key information when removing the below notices. Ryan > On 11 Jun 2001, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > > #*.err;kern.debug;auth.notice;mail.crit /dev/console > > > #*.err root > > > #*.notice;news.err root > > > #*.alert root > > > #*.emerg * > > > > > > save then send a -HUP to syslogd > > > > The usual advice, actually, is to not log in as root instead of > > getting rid of the notifications being sent to root... > > I think that message is most appropriate to people who use FreeBSD as > servers on a production environment. > > There are so many things which require root which are fairly routine for a > home desktop: updating ports, mounting devices such as CD or floppies, > backups. > > I am aware there are ways to change some of those things so they can be > done as a regular user, but most are not obvious for new users, or even > for those who have never tried to do them. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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