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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c | 8 |
3 files changed, 30 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 index 2f2c9a3..d77e6b2 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 +++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 @@ -391,6 +391,19 @@ auth.* |exec /usr/local/sbin/authfilter # Log all security messages to a separate file. security.* /var/log/security .Ed +.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES +The +.Dq kern +facility is usually reserved for messages +generated by the local kernel. +Other messages logged with facility +.Dq kern +are usually translated to facility +.Dq user . +This translation can be disabled, +see +.Xr syslogd 8 +for details. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /etc/syslog.conf -compact .It Pa /etc/syslog.conf diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 index f7416ab..e7e2019 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ .Nd log systems messages .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm -.Op Fl dnsuv +.Op Fl dknsuv .Op Fl a Ar allowed_peer .Op Fl f Ar config_file .Op Fl m Ar mark_interval @@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ into debugging mode. This is probably only of use to developers working on Specify the pathname of an alternate configuration file; the default is .Pa /etc/syslog.conf . +.It Fl k +Disable the translation of +messages received with facility +.Dq kern +to facility +.Dq user . +Usually the +.Dq kern +facility is reserved for messages read directly from +.Pa /dev/klog . .It Fl m Select the number of minutes between .Dq mark diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c index b1f2f77..4cdf5b4 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c +++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c @@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ int NumAllowed = 0; /* # of AllowedPeer entries */ int UniquePriority = 0; /* Only log specified priority? */ int LogFacPri = 0; /* Put facility and priority in log message: */ /* 0=no, 1=numeric, 2=names */ +int KeepKernFac = 0; /* Keep remotely logged kernel facility */ int allowaddr __P((char *)); void cfline __P((char *, struct filed *, char *, char *)); @@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ main(argc, argv) pid_t ppid = 1; socklen_t len; - while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "a:dl:f:m:p:nsuv")) != -1) + while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "a:df:kl:m:np:suv")) != -1) switch (ch) { case 'a': /* allow specific network addresses only */ if (allowaddr(optarg) == -1) @@ -323,6 +324,9 @@ main(argc, argv) case 'f': /* configuration file */ ConfFile = optarg; break; + case 'k': /* keep remote kern fac */ + KeepKernFac = 1; + break; case 'l': if (nfunix < MAXFUNIX) funixn[nfunix++] = optarg; @@ -580,7 +584,7 @@ printline(hname, msg) pri = DEFUPRI; /* don't allow users to log kernel messages */ - if (LOG_FAC(pri) == LOG_KERN) + if (LOG_FAC(pri) == LOG_KERN && !KeepKernFac) pri = LOG_MAKEPRI(LOG_USER, LOG_PRI(pri)); q = line; |