syslog

Description

The syslogd daemon is responsible for providing logging of messages received from programs and facilities on the local host as well as from remote hosts.

The klogd daemon listens to kernel message sources and is responsible for prioritizing and processing operating system messages. The klogd daemon can run as a client of syslogd or optionally as a standalone program.

Packages

source: sysklogd

binary: sysklogd, klogd

Usage

To start the sysklogd daemon:

# /etc/init.d/sysklogd start

Links

sysklogd man page

klogd man page

See Also

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