1*11a6dbe7Smartin.\" $NetBSD: log.9,v 1.10 2008/04/30 13:10:58 martin Exp $ 251096e42Sexplorer.\" 351096e42Sexplorer.\" Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. 451096e42Sexplorer.\" All rights reserved. 551096e42Sexplorer.\" 651096e42Sexplorer.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation 751096e42Sexplorer.\" by Michael Graff. 851096e42Sexplorer.\" 951096e42Sexplorer.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 1051096e42Sexplorer.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 1151096e42Sexplorer.\" are met: 1251096e42Sexplorer.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 1351096e42Sexplorer.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 1451096e42Sexplorer.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 1551096e42Sexplorer.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 1651096e42Sexplorer.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 1751096e42Sexplorer.\" 1851096e42Sexplorer.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS 1951096e42Sexplorer.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED 2051096e42Sexplorer.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 21516fb1f3Sjtc.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS 22516fb1f3Sjtc.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR 2351096e42Sexplorer.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF 2451096e42Sexplorer.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS 2551096e42Sexplorer.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN 2651096e42Sexplorer.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) 2751096e42Sexplorer.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE 2851096e42Sexplorer.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 2951096e42Sexplorer.\" 3051096e42Sexplorer.Dd May 12, 1997 3151096e42Sexplorer.Dt LOG 9 32e4c16bfbSgarbled.Os 3351096e42Sexplorer.Sh NAME 3451096e42Sexplorer.Nm log 35c2956b75Senami.Nd log a message from the kernel through the 36c2956b75Senami.Pa /dev/klog 37c2956b75Senamidevice 3851096e42Sexplorer.Sh SYNOPSIS 39472351e1Swiz.In sys/syslog.h 4051096e42Sexplorer.Ft void 4151096e42Sexplorer.Fo "log" 4251096e42Sexplorer.Fa "int level" 4351096e42Sexplorer.Fa "const char *format" 4451096e42Sexplorer.Fa "..." 4551096e42Sexplorer.Fc 4651096e42Sexplorer.Sh DESCRIPTION 4751096e42SexplorerThe 4851096e42Sexplorer.Fn log 4951096e42Sexplorerfunction allows the kernel to send messages to user processes listening 501a56a0bbSjeremyon 511a56a0bbSjeremy.Pa /dev/klog . 521a56a0bbSjeremyUsually 5351096e42Sexplorer.Xr syslogd 8 541a56a0bbSjeremymonitors 551a56a0bbSjeremy.Pa /dev/klog 561a56a0bbSjeremyfor these messages and writes them to a log file. 5751096e42Sexplorer.Pp 5851096e42SexplorerAll messages are logged using facility 5951096e42Sexplorer.Dv LOG_KERN . 6051096e42SexplorerSee 6151096e42Sexplorer.Xr syslog 3 6251096e42Sexplorerfor a listing of log levels. 6351096e42Sexplorer.Sh SEE ALSO 6451096e42Sexplorer.Xr syslog 3 , 656f4ce5dfSmsaitoh.Xr syslogd 8 66