Date: 11 Jun 2001 17:28:42 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: unwanted messages in console Message-ID: <441yoqln91.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: mail@max-info.net's message of "11 Jun 2001 16:26:33 %2B0200" References: <5.1.0.14.2.20010611161142.02071c08@mail.cz> <001201c0f282$5e186060$3200000a@Intranet>
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mail@max-info.net (Ryan Masse) writes: > You need to comment out the following in the /etc/syslog.conf > > #*.err;kern.debug;auth.notice;mail.crit /dev/console > #*.err root > #*.notice;news.err root > #*.alert root > #*.emerg * > > save then send a -HUP to syslogd The usual advice, actually, is to not log in as root instead of getting rid of the notifications being sent to root... > > Hi there, > > > > stuff like [1)] appears in my consoles, and, being really > > uninterested in 99% of it, I'd like to get rid of them. What > > should I do? (BTW, it did it with the GENERIC kernel as well.) > > > > What happens is this: I'm logged on one console, doing something. > > Switch to another console, log in, and when I switch back, I > > have the login msg at the bottom of my screen. > > > > 1) Jun 11 11:17:47 freepuppy login: ROOT LOGIN (toor) ON ttyv2 > > > > [root root]# uname -a > > FreeBSD freepuppy.local 4.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE #2: Mon Jun 11 > 13:02:42 > > CEST 2001 toor@freepuppy.local:/usr/src/sys/compile/FREEPUPPY i386 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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