lfs-book/chapter07/sysklogd.xml

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<sect1 id="ch-scripts-sysklogd">
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  <title>Configuring the sysklogd Script</title>

  <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-sysklogd">
    <primary sortas="d-sysklogd">sysklogd</primary>
    <secondary>configuring</secondary>
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  <para>The <filename>sysklogd</filename> script invokes the
  <command>syslogd</command> program as a part of System V initialization.  The
  <parameter>-m 0</parameter> option turns off the periodic timestamp mark that
  <command>syslogd</command> writes to the log files every 20 minutes by
  default.  If you want to turn on this periodic timestamp mark, edit
  <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> and define the variable
  SYSKLOGD_PARMS to the desired value.  For instance, to remove all parameters,
  set the variable to a null value:</para>

<screen role="nodump">SYSKLOGD_PARMS=</screen>

  <para>See <userinput>man syslogd</userinput> for more options.</para>

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