Marius Tomaschewski
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manual page (bnc#804299). OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/Base:System/syslogd?expand=0&rev=102
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.\" groff -man -Tascii syslog.8
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.TH SYSLOG 8 "May 2008" "syslog" "System Logging"
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.SH NAME
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syslog - the system logging service
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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There are different syslog daemon implementations
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supported as the system's syslog service, currently:
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.BR syslogd ,
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.BR rsyslogd ,
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.BR syslog-ng .
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It depends on the software selection during the installation
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which daemon is installed as default.
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Each syslog-daemon provides an own service file, that is:
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.BR syslogd.service ,
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.BR rsyslogd.service ,
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.BR syslog-ng.service .
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Only one syslog-daemon can be installed, it activates itself as the syslog
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service by creating the
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.BR syslog.service
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alias, a common name to start/stop, query status and reload the daemon while
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log rotation.
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The
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.BR /etc/sysconfig/syslog
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file contains several variables allowing to specify additional
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settings, such as start parameters for the daemon or additional
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chroot log sockets.
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The \fIyast2 sysconfig\fR module provides a comfortable way to
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change these settings.
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Starting with openSUSE-12.3, the
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.BR SYSLOG_DAEMON
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variable, which was used to select the daemon before, has been
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removed. Also the
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.BR SYSLOG_REQUIRES_NETWORK
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has been removed and each daemon declares in its service file
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whether the network will be started before syslog or not.
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.SH BUGS
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Please report bugs at <http://bugs.opensuse.org>
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.SH AUTHOR
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.nf
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Juergen Weigert <jw@suse.com>
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Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.com>
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Marius Tomaschewski <mt@suse.com>
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR sysklogd (8)
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.BR syslogd (8)
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.BR syslog.conf (5)
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.BR syslog-ng (8)
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.BR syslog-ng.conf (5)
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.BR rsyslogd (8)
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.BR rsyslog.conf (5)
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