Re: [SLE] Problems with syslog

From: Scott Leighton (helphand_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 08/08/04

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    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
    Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 10:56:45 -0700
    
    

    On Sunday 08 August 2004 10:39 am, Suse@mail.bciassociates.com wrote:
    > I'm using v9.1, and am trying to get syslog running. I've been all over the
    > man pages and FAQs, and cannot get the daemon to receive input. The conf
    > file is set up, and I know the router is sending out data. The syslog
    > daemon under this installation isn't registering any input at all, and the
    > daemon stops and restarts fine. None, absolutely none, of the log fines are
    > registering any input.
    >
    > If it matters, the network device is a Cisco router.
    >
    > Any thoughts and places to look would be appreciated.

       So, what happens when you type

       logger '---> this is a test log message'

      at a shell prompt? If you then tail /var/log/messages, do you
    see the entry?

       If so, your problem isn't syslog, it's the snmptrap.

       Scott
      

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