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

Configuring a System
Using Distributed Systems Administration Utilities
Chapter 3186
Message Filtering
Using /etc/syslog.conf, messages can be filtered based on their
priority level and facility. Messages can be directed to:
• Specific log files
• The console
• A specified user. The message will be sent to his terminal if the user
is logged in.
• All logged-in users
LOG_MAIL Messages from the mail system.
LOG_DAEMON Messages from the system
daemons such as inetd, ftpd (see
inetd (1M), ftpd (1M)).
LOG_AUTH Messages from the authorization
system, including login, su,
getty (see login (1), su (1),
getty (1M)).
LOG_SYSLOG Messages generated internally by
the syslogd daemon.
LOG_LPR Messages from the printer
spooling system, such as lp,
lpsched (see lp (1), lpsched (1M)).
LOG_NEWS Messages from the news system.
LOG_UUCP Messages from the UUCP system.
LOG_CRON Messages from the CRON
daemon.
LOG_LOCAL0 - LOC_LOCAL7 Reserved for local use.
Table 3-2 syslog Facilities Messages (Continued)
Message Description