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SYSLOGD(8) UNIX System Manager's Manual SYSLOGD(8)
NAME
syslogd - log systems messages
SYNOPSIS
syslogd [-d] [-f config_file] [-m mark_interval]
DESCRIPTION
Syslogd reads and logs messages to the system console, log files, other
machines and/or users as specified by its configuration file. The op-
tions are as follows:
-d Switches on debug output.
-f Specify the pathname of an alternate configuration file; the de-
fault is %etc%\syslog.cnf.
-m Select the number of minutes between ``mark'' messages; the de-
fault is 20 minutes.
Syslogd reads its configuration file when it starts up and whenever it
receives an INTR signal. For information on the format of the configu-
ration file, see syslog.conf(5).
Syslogd reads messages from an Internet domain socket specified in
%etc%\services.
Syslogd creates the file %etc%\syslog.pid, and stores its process id
there. This can be used to kill or reconfigure syslogd.
The message sent to syslogd should consist of a single line. The message
can contain a priority code, which should be a preceding decimal number
in angle braces, for example, `<5.>' This priority code should map into
the priorities defined in the include file <sys/syslog.h>.
FILES
%etc%\syslog.conf The configuration file.
%etc%\syslog.pid The process id of current syslogd.
SEE ALSO
logger(1), syslog(3), services(5), syslog.conf(5)
HISTORY
The syslogd command appeared in 4.3BSD.
4.2 Berkeley Distribution March 16, 1991 1