Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 19:44:39 +0000 (UTC) From: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r38971 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config Message-ID: <201206031944.q53Jidtl080955@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: bcr Date: Sun Jun 3 19:44:39 2012 New Revision: 38971 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/38971 Log: Correct some errors where the tense changes in the middle of the sentence and apply some other wording improvements to make the text more readble. Submitted by: bjk Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml Sun Jun 3 15:14:48 2012 (r38970) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml Sun Jun 3 19:44:39 2012 (r38971) @@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ ifconfig_fxp0_alias7="inet 202.0.75.20 n <para>System logging is an important aspect of system administration. It is used both to detect hardware and software - issues and errors in the system, as well as playing a very + issues and errors in the system, it also plays a very important role in security auditing and incident response. System daemons without a controlling terminal also usually log information to a system logging facility or other log @@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ ifconfig_fxp0_alias7="inet 202.0.75.20 n forward. The configuration file contains one line per action, and the syntax for each line is a selector field followed by an action field. The syntax of the selector field is - <replaceable>facility.level</replaceable> and this will match + <replaceable>facility.level</replaceable> which will match log messages from <replaceable>facility</replaceable> at level <replaceable>level</replaceable> or higher. It is also possible to add an optional comparison flag before the level @@ -1541,21 +1541,21 @@ cron.* <literal>err</literal> or higher, as well as <literal>kern.warning</literal>, <literal>auth.notice</literal> and - <literal>mail.crit</literal>, and sends these log messages + <literal>mail.crit</literal>, and send these log messages to the console (<filename>/dev/console</filename>).</para> </callout> <callout arearefs="co-syslog-one-match"> <para>Match all messages from the <literal>mail</literal> facility at level <literal>info</literal> or above, and - logs the messages to + log the messages to <filename>/var/log/maillog</filename>.</para> </callout> <callout arearefs="co-syslog-comparison"> <para>This line uses a comparison flag, <literal>=</literal> to only match messages at level <literal>debug</literal>, - and logs them in + and log them in <filename>/var/log/debug.log</filename>.</para> </callout> @@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ cron.* <para>For more information about the different levels and facilities, refer to &man.syslog.3; and &man.syslogd.8;. For more information about <filename>syslog.conf</filename>, - its syntax and more advanced usage examples, see + its syntax, and more advanced usage examples, see &man.syslog.conf.5; and <xref linkend="network-syslogd">.</para> </sect2> @@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ cron.* program is used to periodically rotate and compress log files, as well as optionally create missing log files and signal programs when log files are moved. The log files do not - necessarily have to come from syslog, &man.newsyslog.8; works + necessarily have to come from syslog; &man.newsyslog.8; works with any logs written from any program. It is important to note that <command>newsyslog</command> is normally run from &man.cron.8; and is not a system daemon. In the default
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