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na_logger - record message in system logs
logger [ -help ]
logger [ string ] ...
logger
text
.
The logger command provides a way to record messages to
the system logs. The message may be supplied as a string
, on the command line itself or as multiple lines of text
entered through the standard input and terminated with a
period (.). The message is logged to various system logs
through syslogd with a priority level of notice (see
na_syslog.conf(5) and na_syslogd(8)).
The logger command should be used to record important
changes in system configuration so as to facilitate system
diagnosability.
- -help
- Produces a help message.
- string
- One of the string arguments whose contents are
concatenated together, in the order specified,
separated by single space characters.
Without any options or operands logger collects text from
the standard input. In this mode the end of text input is
designated by typing a period (.) at the beginning of a
line, followed immediately by a carriage return. The maximum
number of characters that can be entered in this
fashion is 4096.
Logging a single line :
toaster> logger Modified grounding
Wed Jan 26 01:36:20 GMT [logger.usr:notice]: Modified grounding
Logging multiple lines :
toaster> logger
(Enter '.' and carriage return to end message)
Painted Bezel yellow
Replaced servernet cables
.
Wed Jan 26 01:38:38 GMT [logger.usr:notice]: Painted Bezel yellow
Replaced servernet cables
- /etc/messages
- File where messages are logged by
syslogd
na_syslogd(8), na_syslog.conf(5)
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