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Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 18:47:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chuck Rouillard <chuckr@opus.sandiegoca.ncr.com>
To: Guillaume <amyfoub@videotron.ca>
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Subject: Re: syslogd
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Guillaume wrote:

> When I start syslogd, I get a message like:
>
> #syslogd
>         syslogd: unknown priority name ""
>         syslogd: unknown priority name ""
>
> What does this message mean and how can I fix that?

Check for spaces in your /etc/syslog.conf file. You
want tabs.

.cr


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