[NTLUG:Discuss] dhcpcd logging

[Rick Matthews]

Thanks for the tip!

Rick


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> Of MadHat
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 11:44 AM
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> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] dhcpcd logging
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> On Wed, 2002-05-29 at 22:29, Rick Matthews wrote:
> > I'm using dhcpcd (instead of pump) with my Verizon DSL, and I'd like to
> > have better logging of what is taking place.
> >
> > Based on something I read somewhere, I added the following to
> > /etc/syslog.conf:
> > local0.*				/var/log/dhcpcd.log
> >
> > I am getting information logged to dhcpcd.log, but the only
> entries logged
> > there are a boot up. (I'm also getting font server messages
> logged there.)
> >
> > After that I saw the -d option on the dhcpcd man page:
> > -d     With this flag dhcpcd will syslog(LOG_DEBUG,...)
> messages for about
> > every step it does.  It's  recommended  to  use  this option since it
> > doesn't really produce too much output but will greatly help
> in resolving a
> > problems if any.
> >
> > I am now starting dhcpcd with the -d option, and it *is* producing the
> > level of detail that I'm looking for... but it is logging to
> the console
> > only.
> >
> > Can someone tell me what I need to do to get it to log those
> messages to
> > either /var/log/messages or /var/log/dhcpcd.log?
>
> I like to set up a line like this
> *.* 		/var/log/all
> in my syslog.conf.  That way I have one logfile I can see everything
> in.  Makes it easier to debug anything.  I also put that same entry for
> the colsole8
> *.*		/dev/tty8
> that way I can hit CTRL-ALT-F8 (from X) or ALT-F8 (from cli) to see what
> the last few messages were sent to the syslog.
>
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Rick Matthews
> >
> >
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