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The syslog.conf on my AIX 6.1 System

I have the following entries in the /etc/syslog.conf file on an AIX 6.1 system...

kern.debug      /var/adm/syslog/kern    rotate files 12 time 1m
user.debug      /var/adm/syslog/user    rotate files 12 time 1m
mail.debug      /var/adm/syslog/mail    rotate files 12 time 1m
daemon.debug    /var/adm/syslog/daemon  rotate files 12 time 1m
auth.debug      /var/adm/syslog/auth    rotate files 12 time 1m
syslog.debug    /var/adm/syslog/syslog  rotate files 12 time 1m
lpr.debug       /var/adm/syslog/lpr     rotate files 12 time 1m
news.debug      /var/adm/syslog/news    rotate files 12 time 1m
uucp.debug      /var/adm/syslog/uucp    rotate files 12 time 1m
*.debug @xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

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My understanding is that the last statement will send all .debug messages to the syslog daemon running on the system at the address specified by xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Furthermore, the preceding nine lines have no bearing on the last line. In other words, the last line does not require the preceding lines. Is that correct?

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Edgar Cole

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I just have a follow-up question...

Do the files defined in the syslog.conf file as destinations need to be created before they can be used, or will the syslog daemon create them on-the-fly?

woolmilkporc

Yes, that's mandatory!

You must create the logfiles ("touch", for example) before restarting syslogd, else nothing will be written at all.