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Date:      Thu, 24 Oct 1996 02:30:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
To:        freebsd-bugs
Subject:   Re: bin/1559
Message-ID:  <199610240930.CAA05966@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/1559; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
To: bill@wagill.com
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: bin/1559
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:00:49 +0200 (MET DST)

 As Bill wrote:
 
 >  The 'ftpd' daemon issues ftp activity log messages with a facility of
 >  LOG_FTP and a level of LOG_INFO; well, the "stock" 'syslog.conf' file does
 >  not have an entry to write messages with either a facility of LOG_FTP nor a
 >  level of LOG_INFO.
 >  
 >  I "solved" the problem by adding a 'ftp.*' line to my syslog.conf file.
 >  However, in my opinion, the ultimate solution is to change the syslog level
 >  in 'ftpd' to be at least LOG_NOTICE for activity logged with the -l and -ll
 >  switches.
 
 No, they are truly info's only.  Failed login attempts are notices.
 
 Adding ftp.* to the default syslogd.conf (and to newsyslog.conf) is
 IMHO the politically correct way.
 
 -- 
 cheers, J"org
 
 joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
 Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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