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Filer Administration Basics 2-25
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The following example causes all kernel messages of levels
emerg
,
alert
,
crit
,
and
err
to be sent to the
/etc/messages
file:
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Every Sunday at midnight, the
/etc/messages
file is copied to
/etc/messages.0
, the
/etc/messages.0
file is copied to
/etc/messages.1
, and so on. The system saves mes-
sages for up to six weeks.
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Check the
/etc/messages
file once a day for important messages. You can automate
checking this file by creating a script on the administration host that periodically
searches
/etc/messages
and then alerts you.
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The following example shows a customized
/etc/syslog.conf
file:
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Send messages to the console.
/dev/console
or
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