Reference Guide

Configuring a UNIX System as a Syslog Server
To configure a UNIX System as a syslog server, use the following command.
● Configure a UNIX system as a syslog server by adding the following lines to /etc/syslog.conf on the UNIX system and
assigning write permissions to the file.
○ Add line on a 4.1 BSD UNIX system. local7.debugging /var/log/ftos.log
○ Add line on a 5.7 SunOS UNIX system. local7.debugging /var/adm/ftos.log
In the previous lines, local7 is the logging facility level and debugging is the severity level.
Display the Logging Buffer and the Logging
Configuration
To display the current contents of the logging buffer and the logging settings for the system, use the show logging
command in EXEC privilege mode. When RBAC is enabled, the security logs are filtered based on the user roles. Only the
security administrator and system administrator can view the security logs.
Example of the show logging Command
Dell#show logging
Syslog logging: enabled
Console logging: level debugging
Monitor logging: level debugging
Buffer logging: level debugging, 416 Messages Logged, Size (40960 bytes)
Trap logging: level informational
Logging to 10.1.2.4
Logging to 172.31.1.4
Logging to 133.33.33.4
Logging to 172.16.1.162
Logging to 10.10.10.4
Jan 21 09:52:21: %SYSTEM:CP %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from vty0 ( 10.11.8.68 )by admin
Jan 21 09:32:57: %SYSTEM:CP %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from vty0 ( 10.11.8.68 )by admin
Jan 21 09:32:57: %SYSTEM:CP %SEC-3-AUTHENTICATION_ENABLE_SUCCESS: Enable password
authentication success on vty0 ( 10.11.8.68 )
Jan 21 09:32:57: %SYSTEM:CP %SEC-5-LOGIN_SUCCESS: Login successful for user admin on
line vty0 ( 10.11.8.68 )
Jan 21 04:11:02: %SYSTEM:CP %IFMGR-5-OSTATE_DN: Changed interface state to down: Te 0/1
Jan 21 04:11:02: %SYSTEM:CP %IFMGR-5-OSTATE_DN: Changed interface state to down: Te 0/0
Jan 21 03:12:54: %SYSTEM:LP %CHMGR-2-PSU_FAN_SPEED_CHANGE: PSU_Fan speed changed to 60 %
of the full speed
Jan 21 03:12:54: %SYSTEM:LP %CHMGR-2-FAN_SPEED_CHANGE: Fan speed changed to 40 % of the
full speed
Jan 21 03:02:51: %SYSTEM:LP %CHMGR-2-PSU_FAN_SPEED_CHANGE: PSU_Fan speed changed to 80 %
of the full speed
Jan 21 03:02:51: %SYSTEM:LP %CHMGR-2-FAN_SPEED_CHANGE: Fan speed changed to 50 % of the
full speed
Jan 21 02:56:54: %SYSTEM:CP %SNMP-6-SNMP_WARM_START: Agent Initialized - SNMP WARM_START.
Jan 21 02:56:54: %SYSTEM:CP %IFMGR-5-OSTATE_UP: Changed interface state to up: Te 2/3
--More--
To view any changes made, use the show running-config logging command in EXEC privilege mode, as shown in the
example for Configure a UNIX Logging Facility Level.
Changing System Logging Settings
You can change the default settings of the system logging by changing the severity level and the storage location.
The default is to log all messages up to debug level, that is, all system messages. By changing the severity level in the logging
commands, you control the number of system messages logged.
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