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Configure Syslog Daemon

A configuration file controls the syslog daemon (syslogd) processing.

Default: /etc/syslog.conf

Statements in the configuration file define logging rules and output destinations for log messages. You define logging rules in the syslog daemon configuration file to send SCS address space messages to specific destinations.

The logging rules are defined using a facility name and a priority code. The user ID and job name of the program that generates the message can also be specified in the logging rule.

Note: AUX address space messages are written to the syslog daemon by a process executing in the SCS address space. Only define logging rules for the SCS address space job name. No logging rules are needed for the AUX address space job name.

All SCS address space messages that are written to the syslog daemon specify a facility name of ‘user’.

Each SCS address space message that is written to the syslog daemon specifies one of the following priority codes:

info

Messages with this priority code are informational messages.

warning

Messages with this priority code are warning messages.

error

Messages with this priority code are error messages.

crit

Messages with this priority code are severe error messages.

debug

Messages with this priority code are debugging messages.

Example: Add statements to the syslog daemon

To allow all messages that job MSMCPROC writes to write to the file /tmp/syslogd/msmcproc.syslog, add the following statements to the syslog daemon configuration file and activate the changes.

#
#  CA CSM SCS message log (SCSLOG)
#
*.MSMCPROC.*.* /tmp/syslogd/msmcproc.scslog