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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 17:51:59 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com>
To: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net>
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Subject: Re: syslog
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local3 is the facility. Add local3.none to all other entries in
syslog.conf and add a new line:

local3.*	/var/log/local3.log

The asterisk (all priorities) will log everything. 

-- Jay

On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Shawn Ramsey wrote:

->I am trying to get the following to log into a separate log file... :
->
->Apr 20 14:24:58 host.com	flush log queue
->Apr 20 14:25:13 host.com	Wan0: frame relay mode
->Apr 20 14:25:13 host.com	Wan0: DLCI 16 up
->
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->This message is being logged into syslogd from another router when it
->reboots. The filename the router is logging into is local3, log level
->informational. I have tried several things in syslogd.conf, but none
->worked. When I tried adding a local3, it said unknown priority type.. 
->
->thanks for any suggestions....
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