Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Configuring a System
Using Distributed Systems Administration Utilities
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Table 3-2 describes syslog Facilities Messages.
Table 3-1 syslog Priority Levels
Message Description
LOG_EMERG A panic condition, normally
broadcast to all users.
LOG_ALERT A condition that should be
corrected immediately, such as a
corrupted system database.
LOG_CRIT A critical condition such as a hard
device error.
LOG_ERR General errors.
LOG_WARNING Warning messages.
LOG_NOTICE Conditions that are not error
conditions, but may require
special attention.
LOG_INFO Informational messages.
LOG_DEBUG Messages that contain
information normally of use only
when debugging a program.
Table 3-2 syslog Facilities Messages
Message Description
LOG_KERN Messages generated by the
kernel. These cannot be generated
by any user processes.
LOG_USER Messages generated by random
user processes. This is the default
facility identifier if none is
specified.