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E Conﬁgure and Run Syslog/iX

How to Run Syslog/iX:

1. Log on as mgr.syslog.

2. Examine syslog.conf and customize for your own environment.

3. :stream JSYSLOGD.PUB.SYSLOG.

4. Stop Syslog/iX by issuing the command :ABORTJOB.##

## :TELL @.@

*.emerg *

## Write to the :CONSOLE

*.alert /dev/console

## :TELL @.SYSLOG

*.crit @.SYSLOG

## :TELL MANAGER.SYS

*.err MANAGER.SYS

## Forward to syslogd on another host via UDP

*.warning @some.host.running.syslogd

## Write to the :CONSOLE

*.info /dev/console

## Write to a file

*.debug /tmp/syslog.log

The messages coming from a program are classiﬁed into critical,

informative, alert, error, emergency etc. The syslog conﬁguration

ﬁle tells the syslog daemon how to post these messages. They could be

sent to the console or to a log ﬁle, a printer, a message sent to an

administrator or to another machine. SYSLOG uses UDP to send to

another machine.

Explanation of parameters in syslog conﬁguration ﬁle:

Syslog has a set of parameters that can be conﬁgured. Messages are

classiﬁed into several levels. These messages can be directed to

different outputs like console, logﬁle and so forth. They can also be sent

to another machine which runs a syslog daemon.