Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:37:35 -0800 From: Jason Helfman <jhelfman@experts-exchange.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: bcr@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/153562: [patch] handbook/network: add clarity for syslogd_flags Message-ID: <1293741455.934613.32337.nullmailer@experts-exchange.com> Resent-Message-ID: <201012302050.oBUKoAVN081539@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 153562 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] handbook/network: add clarity for syslogd_flags >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 30 20:50:10 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jason Helfman >Release: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Experts Exchange, LLC. >Environment: System: FreeBSD eggman.experts-exchange.com 8.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Jul 19 02:55:53 UTC 2010 root@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: In some browsers, the "-vv" option looks like a "w" Although this is arguable, albiet adding "-v -v" provides visual clarity. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- chapter.sgml.orig 2010-12-30 10:34:58.000000000 -0800 +++ chapter.sgml 2010-12-30 10:39:15.000000000 -0800 @@ -5172,12 +5172,12 @@ placed inside <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para> <programlisting>syslogd_enable="YES" -syslogd_flags="-a logclient.example.com -vv"</programlisting> +syslogd_flags="-a logclient.example.com -v -v"</programlisting> <para>The first option will enable the <command>syslogd</command> daemon on boot up, and the second option allows data from the specified client to be accepted on this server. The latter - part, using <option>-vv</option>, will increase the verbosity + part, using <option>-v -v</option>, will increase the verbosity of logged messages. This is extremely useful for tweaking facilities as administrators are able to see what type of messages are being logged under which facility.</para> @@ -5241,7 +5241,7 @@ <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para> <programlisting>syslogd_enable="YES" -syslogd_flags="-s -vv"</programlisting> +syslogd_flags="-s -v -v"</programlisting> <para>As before, these entries will enable the <command>syslogd</command> daemon on boot up, and increases @@ -5306,7 +5306,7 @@ <literal>syslogd_flags</literal> option to look like the following example, and issue a restart:</para> - <programlisting>syslogd_flags="-d -a logclien.example.com -vv"</programlisting> + <programlisting>syslogd_flags="-d -a logclien.example.com -v -v"</programlisting> <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/etc/rc.d/syslogd restart</userinput></screen> @@ -5327,7 +5327,7 @@ by bit, it appears a typo in the following <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> line has an issue:</para> - <programlisting>syslogd_flags="-d -a logclien.example.com -vv"</programlisting> + <programlisting>syslogd_flags="-d -a logclien.example.com -v -v"</programlisting> <para>The line should contain <literal>logclient</literal>, not <literal>logclien</literal>. After the proper alterations >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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