Mailing List Archive: Kernel facility & testing with logger command

Kernel facility & testing with logger command

Sep 5, 2008, 7:03 AM

Post #1 of 4 (4381 views)

Hello everyone,

I'm using rsyslog for the first time and before getting into its features I'm
doing some basic tests... This is a portion of what I have on my rsyslog.conf:

#KERN FACILITY
kern.=emerg /var/log/syslog/kern/00-emerg
kern.=alert /var/log/syslog/kern/01-alert
kern.=crit /var/log/syslog/kern/02-crit
kern.=err /var/log/syslog/kern/03-err
kern.=warning /var/log/syslog/kern/04-warning
kern.=notice /var/log/syslog/kern/05-notice
kern.=info /var/log/syslog/kern/06-info
kern.=debug /var/log/syslog/kern/07-debug

If I do any test with the logger command using the kern facility (and any
severity) I don't see my message on any of the above files. Example:

logger -p kern.debug "this is a test"

I tried all the other facilities and they all work fine. It's just the kern
facility.

What am I missing ? :)

Thanks in advance,
Jorge

Kernel facility & testing with logger command [ In reply to ]

rgerhards at hq

Sep 5, 2008, 7:04 AM

Post #2 of 4 (4313 views)

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Out of my head, 98% sure: logger (and/or sylsog() call and or imuxsock) does not permit to use the kernel facility. This is to prevent someone from pretending to be the kernel.

Rainer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rsyslog-bounces at lists.adiscon.com [mailto:rsyslog-
> bounces at lists.adiscon.com] On Behalf Of Jorge F?bregas
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:03 PM
> To: rsyslog at lists.adiscon.com
> Subject: [rsyslog] Kernel facility & testing with logger command
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm using rsyslog for the first time and before getting into its
> features I'm
> doing some basic tests... This is a portion of what I have on my
> rsyslog.conf:
>
> #KERN FACILITY
> kern.=emerg /var/log/syslog/kern/00-emerg
> kern.=alert /var/log/syslog/kern/01-alert
> kern.=crit /var/log/syslog/kern/02-crit
> kern.=err /var/log/syslog/kern/03-err
> kern.=warning /var/log/syslog/kern/04-warning
> kern.=notice /var/log/syslog/kern/05-notice
> kern.=info /var/log/syslog/kern/06-info
> kern.=debug /var/log/syslog/kern/07-debug
>
> If I do any test with the logger command using the kern facility (and
> any
> severity) I don't see my message on any of the above files. Example:
>
> logger -p kern.debug "this is a test"
>
> I tried all the other facilities and they all work fine. It's just the
> kern
> facility.
>
> What am I missing ? :)
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jorge
> _______________________________________________
> rsyslog mailing list
> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog

Kernel facility & testing with logger command [ In reply to ]

hks.private at gmail

Sep 5, 2008, 7:55 AM

Post #3 of 4 (4317 views)

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Can you paste in your full rsyslog.conf? It's difficult to
troubleshoot without knowing how you're setup.

-HKS

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Jorge F?bregas
<jorge.fabregas at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm using rsyslog for the first time and before getting into its features I'm
> doing some basic tests... This is a portion of what I have on my rsyslog.conf:
>
> #KERN FACILITY
> kern.=emerg /var/log/syslog/kern/00-emerg
> kern.=alert /var/log/syslog/kern/01-alert
> kern.=crit /var/log/syslog/kern/02-crit
> kern.=err /var/log/syslog/kern/03-err
> kern.=warning /var/log/syslog/kern/04-warning
> kern.=notice /var/log/syslog/kern/05-notice
> kern.=info /var/log/syslog/kern/06-info
> kern.=debug /var/log/syslog/kern/07-debug
>
> If I do any test with the logger command using the kern facility (and any
> severity) I don't see my message on any of the above files. Example:
>
> logger -p kern.debug "this is a test"
>
> I tried all the other facilities and they all work fine. It's just the kern
> facility.
>
> What am I missing ? :)
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jorge
> _______________________________________________
> rsyslog mailing list
> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog
>

Kernel facility & testing with logger command [ In reply to ]

hks.private at gmail

Sep 5, 2008, 7:57 AM

Post #4 of 4 (4313 views)

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Oh, and what your platform is.

-HKS

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:55 AM, (private) HKS <hks.private at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you paste in your full rsyslog.conf? It's difficult to
> troubleshoot without knowing how you're setup.
>
> -HKS
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Jorge F?bregas
> <jorge.fabregas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I'm using rsyslog for the first time and before getting into its features I'm
>> doing some basic tests... This is a portion of what I have on my rsyslog.conf:
>>
>> #KERN FACILITY
>> kern.=emerg /var/log/syslog/kern/00-emerg
>> kern.=alert /var/log/syslog/kern/01-alert
>> kern.=crit /var/log/syslog/kern/02-crit
>> kern.=err /var/log/syslog/kern/03-err
>> kern.=warning /var/log/syslog/kern/04-warning
>> kern.=notice /var/log/syslog/kern/05-notice
>> kern.=info /var/log/syslog/kern/06-info
>> kern.=debug /var/log/syslog/kern/07-debug
>>
>> If I do any test with the logger command using the kern facility (and any
>> severity) I don't see my message on any of the above files. Example:
>>
>> logger -p kern.debug "this is a test"
>>
>> I tried all the other facilities and they all work fine. It's just the kern
>> facility.
>>
>> What am I missing ? :)
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Jorge
>> _______________________________________________
>> rsyslog mailing list
>> http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog
>>
>