Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 11:25:56 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Kwoody <kwoody@citytel.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP log file Message-ID: <199710051025.LAA12056@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 04 Oct 1997 23:26:25 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.91.971004092412.3510A-100000@mybsd.net>
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> Running a 2.1.7 system, installed the August 20th release of PPP the day
> after it was released. Added:
>
> !ppp
> *.* /var/log/ppp.log
>
> to my syslog.conf and sent a kill -HUP `cat /var/run/syslog.pid` to syslogd.
>
> My ppp.lgo file has not been written too since the upgrade. The above
> addistion to syslog.conf is from the man page. Did I send the right kill
> to syslogd?
>
> I do get an error from syslog when I reboot about something not being
> right in the conf file, but as far as I can see it seems to be correct.
>
> Anyone have a hint...? Not a big deal really as its only my using this
> system, but would like something to be logged anyway.
Make sure you use tabs between the *.* and the file name - if you use
spaces, syslogd ignores the line. I've added an appropriate comment
to the man page.
I'm not sure why you're getting an error - you'll have to be a bit
more specific about that.
> kwoody@citytel.net
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>
>
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