1*61883Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993 2*61883Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 319028Smckusick.\" 443845Strent.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 535579Sbostic.\" 6*61883Sbostic.\" @(#)syslogd.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/06/93 735579Sbostic.\" 847470Scael.Dd 947470Scael.Dt SYSLOGD 8 1047470Scael.Os BSD 4.2 1147470Scael.Sh NAME 1247470Scael.Nm syslogd 1347470Scael.Nd log systems messages 1447470Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 1547470Scael.Nm syslogd 1647470Scael.Op Fl f Ar config_file 1747470Scael.Op Fl m Ar mark_interval 1847470Scael.Op Fl p Ar log_socket 1947470Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 2047470Scael.Nm Syslogd 2145276Sbosticreads and logs messages to the system console, log files, other 2245276Sbosticmachines and/or users as specified by its configuration file. 2345276SbosticThe options are as follows: 2447470Scael.Bl -tag -width Ds 2547470Scael.It Fl f 2645276SbosticSpecify the pathname of an alternate configuration file; 2747470Scaelthe default is 2847470Scael.Pa /etc/syslog.conf . 2947470Scael.It Fl m 3045276SbosticSelect the number of minutes between ``mark'' messages; 3145276Sbosticthe default is 20 minutes. 3247470Scael.It Fl p 3345276SbosticSpecify the pathname of an alternate log socket; 3447470Scaelthe default is 3547470Scael.Pa /dev/log . 3647470Scael.El 3747470Scael.Pp 3847470Scael.Nm Syslogd 3945276Sbosticreads its configuration file when it starts up and whenever it 4045276Sbosticreceives a hangup signal. 4145276SbosticFor information on the format of the configuration file, 4245276Sbosticsee 4347470Scael.Xr syslog.conf 5 . 4447470Scael.Pp 4547470Scael.Nm Syslogd 4647470Scaelreads messages from the 4747470Scael.Tn UNIX 4847470Scaeldomain socket 4947470Scael.Pa /dev/log , 5047470Scaelfrom an Internet domain socket specified in 5147470Scael.Pa /etc/services , 5247470Scaeland from the special device 5347470Scael.Pa /dev/klog 5447470Scael(to read kernel messages). 5547470Scael.Pp 5647470Scael.Nm Syslogd 5747470Scaelcreates the file 5847470Scael.Pa /var/run/syslog.pid , 5947470Scaeland stores its process 6045276Sbosticid there. 6119029SmckusickThis can be used to kill or reconfigure 6247470Scael.Nm syslogd . 6347470Scael.Pp 6445276SbosticThe message sent to 6547470Scael.Nm syslogd 6645276Sbosticshould consist of a single line. 6745276SbosticThe message can contain a priority code, which should be a preceding 6847470Scaeldecimal number in angle braces, for example, 6947470Scael.Sq Aq 5. 7045276SbosticThis priority code should map into the priorities defined in the 7147470Scaelinclude file 7247470Scael.Aq Pa sys/syslog.h . 7347470Scael.Sh FILES 7447470Scael.Bl -tag -width /var/run/syslog.pid -compact 7547470Scael.It Pa /etc/syslog.conf 7647470ScaelThe configuration file. 7747470Scael.It Pa /var/run/syslog.pid 7847470ScaelThe process id of current 7947470Scael.Nm syslogd . 8047470Scael.It Pa /dev/log 8147470ScaelName of the 8247470Scael.Tn UNIX 8347470Scaeldomain datagram log socket. 8447470Scael.It Pa /dev/klog 8547470ScaelThe kernel log device. 8647470Scael.El 8747470Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 8847470Scael.Xr logger 1 , 8947470Scael.Xr syslog 3 , 9047470Scael.Xr services 5 , 9147470Scael.Xr syslog.conf 5 9247470Scael.Sh HISTORY 9347470ScaelThe 9447470Scael.Nm 9547470Scaelcommand appeared in 9647470Scael.Bx 4.3 . 97