# Database with description of text messages in english. The idea
# of separating tags from descriptions is useful for translations
# (good idea miguel!)
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# Format is very simple:
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# [tag]:[description]
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# No need to explain. Caveat: for now the ':' can't be used as part of
# the tag (but it can be used in the message). Another thing: the
# description cannot have '\n'. I'll remove this restriction later.
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# Kernel messages
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mesg1:This is message description number 1.
mesg2:This is message description number 2.
mesg3:This is message description number 3.
default kernel:These messages are generated by the operating system kernel. They include purely informational messages, or warnings, or errors from subsystems like hardware drivers, networks or filesystems,or process, resource and user accounting.
# pppd messages
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local ip:This indicates the local IP that the PPP server asigned to the machine when it connected.
remote ip:This indicates the remote IP of the PPP server.
default pppd:The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a method for transmitting datagrams over serial point-to-point links. PPP is composed of three parts: a method for encapsulating datagrams over serial links, an extensible Link Control Protocol (LCP), and a family of Network Control Protocols (NCP) for establishing and configuring different network-layer protocols.
# syslogd
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syslogd restart:The syslogd daemon (the program that writes on the log file) was restarted. Be careful: this could mean that someone messed up with it. Most probably it was restarted when rotating logs or when the machine rebooted.
# PAM_pwdb
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pam authfail:Authentication of a user failed, this means the user has tried to log in but did not enter a correct password.
su opened:A user has invoked the setuid program to change its user id. This will let you know if a user has gained root provileges. Make sure you know who generated this messages.
su closed:A user closed a su session that he had previously opened.
default pam:A message from the pam authentication system. These messages concern users logging in and out and other authentication issues.
# chat
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default chat:These messages are generated by the chat program. This program defines a conversational exchange between the computer and the modem. Its primary purpose is to establish the connection between the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (pppd) and the remote's pppd process.
# Cardmgr
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default cardmgr:A message from the cardmgr daemon. This daemon manages your PCMCIA cards.
# Apmd
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default apmd:A message from the apmd daemon. This daemon looks for and logs changes in your battery and power status.
# Gnome
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default gconfd:This is a message coming from gconfd, the GNOME configuration daemon
default gdm:This is a message coming from GDM, the GNOME Display Manager. This is the program that allows you to graphically log in.
default gnome-name-server:This is a message from the GNOME name server, this program manages the resolution of CORBA names.
# Misc
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default network:A message from the network startup script.
default ifup:A message concerting bringing up of a network interface.
default ifdown:A message concerting bringing down of a network interface.
default rc.sysinit:A message from the system startup script.
default init:A message from init, the mother of all processes.