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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:52:21 +0200
From: Hanno Liem <freebsd@dark4ce.com>
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Subject: Syslog questions
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Hi,

I have a few questions regarding Syslog:

1. I know it is possible to send a syslog to a different machine; does this
   have any security implications?

2. Is it actually useful to log to a machine dedicated to logging? Or do
   most of you keep logfiles on the machine that is logging?

3. If I would like to have one virtual console dedicated to syslog (say the
   one 'under' ALT-F12), how would I configure this so that it only displays
   logs there, instead of all my root windows, and how do I configure the
   Virtual Console in such a way that it will not give a login prompt on that
   Console? (I remember having set this up under Linux years ago).

Any help is appreciated.

Kind regards,

Hanno

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