Technical data

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events
303561-A Rev 00
C-11
The error level code identifies the severity level (level of urgency) of a received
message for UNIX system handling decisions (such as logging, displaying,
printing, or forwarding the message). The following table shows one way to map
UNIX system error codes and error levels to the severity levels of event messages
from Bay Networks routers.
UNIX System
Facility Name
Facility Code
(equivalent decimal value)
Local 0 1
Local 1 2
Local 2 3
Local 3 4
Local 4 5
Local 5 6
Local 6 7
Local 7 8
UNIX System
Error Codes
UNIX System Error
Levels
Suggested Mapping to
Bay Networks Router
Event Message Severity
Levels
1 LOG_EMERG Fault
2 LOG_ALERT Warning
3 LOG_CRIT Warning
4 LOG_ERR Warning
5 LOG_WARNING Warning
6 LOG_NOTICE Info
7 LOG_INFO Info
8 LOG_DEBUG Debug, Trace