Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 14:41:40 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> To: Dennis B <dcswest@about.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: last message repeated 2 times... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106111438580.19746-100000@ren.sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <843F2C0A0AE55D115A1600807CFBD63A@dcswest.about.com>
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Dennis B wrote to questions@FreeBSD.ORG: > Hello Again; > > Wondering if anyone knows anything about a shell > message that occasionally displays something like > the date, time and the words "last message > repeated 2 times..." > > Thank you and have a great day, It's a nice feature in the syslogger that prevents log files (and your terminal) from getting spammed with repeating log messages of the same type. It's also a security feature in that it is more difficult for an attacker to create a denial of service condition that would fill up your logs and your drive with millions of entries. - Ryan -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Network Administrator, Accounts SaskNow Technologies - http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E - Saskatoon, SK - S7H 0W2 Tel: 306-664-3600 Fax: 306-664-1161 Saskatoon Toll-Free: 877-727-5669 (877-SASKNOW) North America To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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