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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 | 15 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 index 4be715a..4e493d2 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 +++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 @@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ This functionality was added for the ease of configuration (e.g. it is possible to cut-and-paste into .Pa syslog.conf ), -and to avoid possible mistakes. This change however preserves +and to avoid possible mistakes. +This change however preserves backwards compatibility with the old style of the .Pa syslog.conf (i.e. tab characters only). @@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ values specified to the .Xr syslog 3 library routine. .Pp -Each block of lines is separated from the previous block by a tag. The tag +Each block of lines is separated from the previous block by a tag. +The tag is a line beginning with .Em #!prog or @@ -144,7 +146,8 @@ or .Pa syslog.conf files, for example) and each block will be associated with calls to syslog from that specific -program. A tag for ``foo'' will also match any message logged by the kernel +program. +A tag for ``foo'' will also match any message logged by the kernel with the prefix ``foo: ''. .Pp See @@ -153,11 +156,13 @@ for a further descriptions of both the .Em facility and .Em level -keywords and their significance. It's preferred that selections be made on +keywords and their significance. +It's preferred that selections be made on .Em facility rather than .Em program , -since the latter can easily vary in a networked environment. In some cases, +since the latter can easily vary in a networked environment. +In some cases, though, an appropriate .Em facility simply doesn't exist. |