Date: 26 Nov 2000 05:10:16 +0100 From: Cyrille Lefevre <clefevre@citeweb.net> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Cyrille Lefevre <clefevre@cybercable.fr> Subject: Re: RFC: /dev/console -> /var/log/messages idea/patch Message-ID: <hf4vidav.fsf@gits.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: "David O'Brien"'s message of "Sat, 25 Nov 2000 13:31:38 -0800" References: <200011231207.eANC70202422@Magelan.Leidinger.net> <7l5umdtm.fsf@gits.dyndns.org> <20001125133138.A2493@dragon.nuxi.com>
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"David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> writes: > On Fri, Nov 24, 2000 at 01:08:37AM +0100, Cyrille Lefevre wrote: > > > Its in the scrollback buffer. > > > > and how do you access the scroll-back buffer if you are not front to the > > console (read remote) ? > > Do you mean remotely loged in across the network, or a serial [remote] > console? If you mean the later the comconsole port logs all console > output to a file. remotly logged. at my job, I manage around 160 machines (unfortunaly, there is no FreeBSD) and I appreciate HP-UX boxes which have this feature. if something doesn't start at boot time, I've just to look at /var/adm/rc.log and search the FAIL keyword. don't rememeber about IRIX boxes, nothing exists under Solaris boxes. Cyrille. -- Cyrille Lefevre 12, Rue de Bizerte 75017 Paris tel/fax: +33 (0)1 45 22 83 85 home: mailto:clefevre@citeweb.net work: mailto:Cyrille.Lefevre@edf.fr icq: mailto:17089123@pager.icq.com http://wwp.icq.com/17089123 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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