The syslogd(1)
daemon is a utility for storing and rerouting log messages from
applications and system services. You can use syslogd for a
variety of administrative purposes. For example, when something
goes wrong, you can check the log files for any relevant messages.
You can also have them written to your screen or sent to another
computer.
The syslogd daemon handles only Interix processes that
were designed to use the syslog(3) application programming interface (API).
It does not handle log messages from the Win32 subsystem. In
Windows, you can use Event Viewer to read Win32 logs.
If syslogd is not running, all messages intended for syslogd are appended to the file /var/adm/log/logger. Because, like all log files, the /var/adm/log/logger file can grow very large, it is recommended that you check it regularly, and shorten or delete it when necessary.
You use the syslog.conf(5) file, which is in the /etc
directory, to configure the syslogd service.
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