Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:18:54 +0100 From: Ruben de Groot <fbsd-q@bzerk.org> To: patrick gibson <freebsd@patrickg.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Console Messages Remotely Message-ID: <20021115091854.GB77298@ei.bzerk.org> In-Reply-To: <B9F994FF.70A9%freebsd@patrickg.com> References: <B9F994FF.70A9%freebsd@patrickg.com>
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On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 05:59:27PM -0800, patrick gibson typed: > I like how when I su to root in FreeBSD, I get the console messages to my > virtual tty. I have one server, though, where these messages are not being > displayed. I haven't changed anything of which that I'm aware that would > cause this, and my /etc/syslog.conf file seems okay: > > *.err;kern.debug;auth.notice;mail.crit /dev/console This sends syslog messages to the console. If you su to root on a virtual tty, you're not on the console normally. To get the messages anyways put the following line in /etc/syslog.conf: *.err;kern.debug;auth.notice;mail.crit root > > When I login remotely, and become root, I would like authentication errors > and such to display on my terminal. I seem to remember once seeing an option > that asked me if I wanted /dev/console to be redirected to any root tty, but > for the life of me, I can't seem to locate where this option is. Does anyone > know how I can (re-)activate this? > > I'm running 4.6.2, by the way. > > Thanks in advance, > > Patrick > > > 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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