Re: system log in Tiger

In article <UN6al.4935$BC4.3989@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Wes Groleau <groleau+nntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Claude V. Lucas wrote:
have a look at /etc/syslog.conf

Thanks. That is either new in Tiger, or it's settings are new.

It's a legacy from the Unix roots...


Still, the Console it cites is also nearly empty.
I'll have to study it's other files more carefully.

Once you learn how it works, ( man syslog, man syslog.conf ) it's
possible to redirect *some* logging to where you would like it.

Personally, I send all syslog output to /var/log/system.log

UNfortunately, not all apps and system funtions use syslog so
the result is that there are logs of various things scattered
in obscure and not so obscure places.

/Library/Logs and ~Library/Logs are a couple of other log locations.

One of my minor gripes with OS X is that IMO all logging should
be through syslog. I hope that there was some reason that I'm
unaware of that this is not the case.
.

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