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How You Automate Responses to syslogd Messages in UNIX System Services

As a network administrator, you want to automate responses to certain syslogd messages. Through the SYSLOGD parameter group, the region can become a destination for selected syslogd messages. You can then define event detectors to automate responses to these messages.

The following illustration provides an overview of the process:

The process has the following tasks:

1. Gather information.
2. Customize the syslogd configuration file.
3. Configure the syslogd interface.
4. Review captured syslogd messages.
5. Define event detectors.

At the end of the process, the event detectors process your messages and respond according to your specification.