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diff --git a/clients/syslogd/syslog.3 b/clients/syslogd/syslog.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 8acef78..0000000 --- a/clients/syslogd/syslog.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,184 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California. -.\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement -.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution. -.\" -.\" @(#)syslog.3 6.6 (Berkeley) 5/15/86 -.\" -.TH SYSLOG 3 "May 15, 1986" -.UC 5 -.SH NAME -syslog, openlog, closelog, setlogmask \- control system log -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B "#include <syslog.h> -.PP -.B "openlog(ident, logopt, facility) -.br -.B "char *ident; -.PP -.B "syslog(priority, message, parameters ... ) -.br -.B "char *message; -.PP -.B "closelog() -.PP -.B "setlogmask(maskpri) -.SH DESCRIPTION -.I Syslog -arranges to write -.I message -onto the system log maintained by -.IR syslogd (8). -The message is tagged with -.IR priority . -The message looks like a -.IR printf (3) -string except that -.B %m -is replaced by the current error message (collected from -.IR errno ). -A trailing newline is added if needed. -This message will be read by -.IR syslogd (8) -and written to the system console, log files, or forwarded to -.I syslogd -on another host as appropriate. -.PP -Priorities are encoded as a -.I facility -and a -.IR level . -The facility describes the part of the system -generating the message. -The level is selected from an ordered list: -.IP LOG_EMERG \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -A panic condition. -This is normally broadcast to all users. -.IP LOG_ALERT \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -A condition that should be corrected immediately, -such as a corrupted system database. -.IP LOG_CRIT \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Critical conditions, -e.g., hard device errors. -.IP LOG_ERR \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Errors. -.IP LOG_WARNING \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Warning messages. -.IP LOG_NOTICE \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Conditions that are not error conditions, -but should possibly be handled specially. -.IP LOG_INFO \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Informational messages. -.IP LOG_DEBUG \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Messages that contain information -normally of use only when debugging a program. -.PP -If -.I syslog -cannot pass the message to -.IR syslogd , -it will attempt to write the message on -.I /dev/console -if the LOG_CONS option is set (see below). -.PP -If special processing is needed, -.I openlog -can be called to initialize the log file. -The parameter -.I ident -is a string that is prepended to every message. -.I Logopt -is a bit field indicating logging options. -Current values for -.I logopt -are: -.IP LOG_PID \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -log the process id with each message: -useful for identifying instantiations of daemons. -.IP LOG_CONS \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Force writing messages to the console if unable to send it to -.I syslogd. -This option is safe to use in daemon processes that have no controlling -terminal since -.I syslog -will fork before opening the console. -.IP LOG_NDELAY \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Open the connection to -.I syslogd -immediately. -Normally the open is delayed -until the first message is logged. -Useful for programs that need to manage the -order in which file descriptors are allocated. -.IP LOG_NOWAIT \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Don't wait for children forked to log messages on the console. -This option should be used by processes that enable notification -of child termination via SIGCHLD, as -.I syslog -may otherwise block waiting for a child whose exit status has already -been collected. -.PP -The -.I facility -parameter encodes a default facility to be assigned to all messages -that do not have an explicit facility encoded: -.IP LOG_KERN \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Messages generated by the kernel. -These cannot be generated by any user processes. -.IP LOG_USER \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Messages generated by random user processes. -This is the default facility identifier if none is specified. -.IP LOG_MAIL \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -The mail system. -.IP LOG_DAEMON \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -System daemons, such as -.IR ftpd (8), -.IR routed (8), -etc. -.IP LOG_AUTH \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -The authorization system: -.IR login (1), -.IR su (1), -.IR getty (8), -etc. -.IP LOG_LPR \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -The line printer spooling system: -.IR lpr (1), -.IR lpc (8), -.IR lpd (8), -etc. -.IP LOG_LOCAL0 \w'LOG_WARNING'u+3 -Reserved for local use. -Similarly for LOG_LOCAL1 through LOG_LOCAL7. -.PP -.I Closelog -can be used to close the log file. -.PP -.I Setlogmask -sets the log priority mask to -.I maskpri -and returns the previous mask. -Calls to -.I syslog -with a priority not set in -.I maskpri -are rejected. -The mask for an individual priority -.I pri -is calculated by the macro LOG_MASK(\fIpri\fP); -the mask for all priorities up to and including -.I toppri -is given by the macro LOG_UPTO(\fItoppri\fP). -The default allows all priorities to be logged. -.SH EXAMPLES -.nf -syslog(LOG_ALERT, "who: internal error 23"); - -openlog("ftpd", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON); -setlogmask(LOG_UPTO(LOG_ERR)); -syslog(LOG_INFO, "Connection from host %d", CallingHost); - -syslog(LOG_INFO|LOG_LOCAL2, "foobar error: %m"); -.fi -.SH "SEE ALSO" -logger(1), -syslogd(8) |