Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 12:14:55 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu (Chris Timmons) Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: License to kill annoying syslog feature? Message-ID: <199702200144.MAA14132@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970219145658.13262C-100000@opus.cts.cwu.edu> from Chris Timmons at "Feb 19, 97 03:08:08 pm"
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Chris Timmons stands accused of saying: > > While you are on the topic of syslog, I've noticed that if a -current or > 2.2 system dies without a normal graceful shutdown, the next startup's > syslogd finds /var/run/log and won't bind to the syslog port with a > 'socket already in use' error or similar. Could /etc/rc safely remove > /var/run/log cruft ahead of starting syslogd? You should update /etc/rc by hand after a 'make world'. > -Chris > > -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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