diff options
author | trhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-12-24 01:04:42 +0000 |
---|---|---|
committer | trhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-12-24 01:04:42 +0000 |
commit | 018c02046059a2588bdd154c9136e4467aafa156 (patch) | |
tree | 25e7038b8f746e8b492ef5212e2d57d202f586a9 /usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 | |
parent | aadaaa160e0ee479229bbf4d72502240573b8e3a (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-018c02046059a2588bdd154c9136e4467aafa156.zip FreeBSD-src-018c02046059a2588bdd154c9136e4467aafa156.tar.gz |
Various language tweaks.
PR: 45604
Submitted by: Chris Pepper <pepper@rockefeller.edu>
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 | 34 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 index 07516b2..328e3a6 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 +++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ blocks of lines separated by .Em program and .Em hostname -specifications, +specifications (separations appear along on the line), with each line containing two fields: the .Em selector field which specifies the types of messages and priorities to which the @@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ field by one or more tab characters or spaces. Note that if you use spaces as separators, your .Nm might be incompatible with other Unices or Unix-like systems. -This functionality was added for the ease of configuration +This functionality was added for ease of configuration (e.g. it is possible to cut-and-paste into .Nm ) , and to avoid possible mistakes. This change however preserves -backwards compatibility with the old style of the +backwards compatibility with the old style of .Nm (i.e. tab characters only). .Pp @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describes the part of the system generating the message, and is one of the following keywords: auth, authpriv, console, cron, daemon, ftp, kern, lpr, mail, mark, news, ntp, security, syslog, user, uucp and local0 through local7. -These keywords (with the exception of mark) correspond to the +These keywords (with the exception of mark) correspond to similar .Dq Dv LOG_ values specified to the @@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ library routines. The .Em comparison flags may be used to specify exactly what is logged. -The default set of comparison flags are +The default comparison is .Dq => (or, if you prefer, .Dq >= ) , which means that messages from the specified .Em facility -list of a priority -level equal or greater than +list, and of a priority +level equal to or greater than .Em level will be logged. Comparison flags beginning with @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ The describes the severity of the message, and is a keyword from the following ordered list (higher to lower): emerg, alert, crit, err, warning, notice, info and debug. -These keywords correspond to the +These keywords correspond to similar .Dq Dv LOG_ values specified to the @@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ A block will only log messages corresponding to the most recent and .Em hostname specifications given. -Thus, a block which selects +Thus, with a block which selects .Ql ppp as the .Em program , directly followed by a block that selects messages from the .Em hostname .Ql dialhost , -then the second block will only log messages +the second block will only log messages from the .Xr ppp 8 program on dialhost. @@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ specification of the form .Ql #+hostname or .Ql +hostname -and the following blocks will be applied to messages +means the following blocks will be applied to messages received from the specified hostname. -Alternatively, a +Alternatively, the .Em hostname specification .Ql #-hostname @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ specification may be reset by giving the program or hostname as .Pp See .Xr syslog 3 -for a further descriptions of both the +for further descriptions of both the .Em facility and .Em level @@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ characters. An asterisk .Pq Dq * can be used to specify all -.Em facilities +.Em facilities , all -.Em levels +.Em levels , or all .Em programs . .Pp @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ character are ignored. A configuration file might appear as follows: .Bd -literal # Log all kernel messages, authentication messages of -# level notice or higher and anything of level err or +# level notice or higher, and anything of level err or # higher to the console. # Don't log private authentication messages! *.err;kern.*;auth.notice;authpriv.none /dev/console @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ Other messages logged with facility .Dq kern are usually translated to facility .Dq user . -This translation can be disabled, +This translation can be disabled; see .Xr syslogd 8 for details. |