| #OPTIONS="-C" |
| # The above option means syslogd will log to 16K shm circular buffer. |
| # You could use `logread' to read it. |
| |
| # All available options are: |
| # -O FILE : Log to FILE (default:/var/log/messages) |
| # -l N : Log only messages more urgent than prio N (1-8) |
| # -S : Smaller output |
| # -s SIZE : Max size (KB) before rotation (default:200KB, 0=off) |
| # -b N : N rotated logs to keep (default:1, max=99, 0=purge) |
| # -R HOST[:PORT]: Log to HOST:PORT (default PORT:514) |
| # -L : Log locally and via network |
| # -D : Drop duplicates |
| # -C[size_kb] : Log to shared mem buffer (use logread to read it) |
| # -f FILE : Use FILE as config (default:/etc/syslog.conf) |
| # -m MIN : Minutes between mark lines (default:20, 0=off) |
| # -K : Log to kernel printk buffer (use dmesg to read it) |
| |
| # Example 1: |
| # Log to local file /var/log/mylog |
| # OPTIONS="-O /var/log/mylog" |
| # |
| # Example 2: |
| # Log to remote host |
| # OPTIONS="-R 192.168.1.1:601" |