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From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com>
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Mail Lists writes:
 >   Hi..I was wondering where the console messages go...is it not 
 > /var/adm/messages?  thanks...

Wherever you tell them to go.  See /etc/syslog.conf.  By default, most
of the log files are in the /var/log directory.

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          "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                       Softweyr LLC
http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr                       softweyr@xmission.com