Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)

2-688 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
syslogdFacility
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syslogdFacility
Changes the syslog facility.
Synopsis syslogdFacility [-l level]
Description Use this command to change the syslog facility to LOG_LOCAL0, LOG_LOCAL1, LOG_LOCAL2,
LOG_LOCAL3, LOG_LOCAL4, LOG_LOCAL5, LOG_LOCAL6, or LOG_LOCAL7.
Syslog daemon (syslogd) is a process available on most UNIX systems that reads and forwards system
messages to the appropriate log files or users, depending on the system configuration.
The specified facility is used when forwarding messages to the servers added through the command
syslogdIpAdd. The default facility is LOG_LOCAL7.
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The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.
Operands This command has following operand:
-l level Specifies the syslog facility. The range is from 0 through 7. This operand is
optional; if omitted, the current facility is displayed.
Examples To set the syslog facility to LOG_LOCAL1:
See Also syslogdIpAdd, syslogdIpRemove, syslogdIpShow
switch:admin> syslogdfacility -l 1
Syslog facility changed to LOG_LOCAL1