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- 1.) READ the README.linux file and the accompanying man pages. It will
- save you some frustration.
-
- 2.) Edit the Makefile for your installation. NOTE that if you have not
- carried out step 1 you may make choices which could render your
- system and/or these utilities unusable. Compile the utilities.
- Compilation has been tested with versions 2.5.8, 2.6.3 and 2.7.0 of
- the gcc compiler and libc versions 4.5.26 and 4.6.27.
-
- 3.) The FSSTND makes suggestions as to appropriate locations for
- system binaries. Since not everyone agrees with standards it is
- up to the system administrator installing the utilities to choose
- the most appropriate locations for the binaries and their
- configuration files. By default the package will compile and
- install following the FSSTND recommendations. If a decision is
- made to change this behavior consult the makefile and the sources.
- The FSSTND define controls selection of values which may be
- influenced by the choice of conformance with the FSSTND or site
- preferences.
-
- 4.) For proper functioning both of these utilities are best run as root.
- This is probably not much of a problem since they will probably be
- started either by init or as part of the rc.* startup process. There
- may be security concerns with running syslogd as root. Please repeat
- step 1 if you are unsure of why this may be the case.
-
- 5.) If kernel address to symbol translation is desired there is the
- possibility that a new kernel will need to be compiled. The patches
- to delimit kernel addresses requiring translation were added to
- kernel 1.3.43. If this kernel or a newer kernel is used there is
- no need to modify the kernel sources.
-
- If a kernel earlier than this is used the kernel sources will have to
- be patched. The patch to delimit addresses for translation is included
- with the sysklogd sources. The necessary modifications are quite
- generic and should require little modification over a wide range of
- kernel sources.
-