HP Cisco Nexus 5000 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration - Page 389

Configuring System Message Logging Configuring syslog on a UNIX or Linux System Configuring syslog on a UNIX or Linux System You can configure a syslog server on a UNIX or Linux system by adding the following line to the /etc/syslog.conf file: facility.level action The following table describes the syslog fields that you can configure. Table 41: syslog Fields in syslog.conf Field Facility Level Description Creator of the message, which can be auth, authpriv, cron, daemon, kern, lpr, mail, mark, news, syslog, user, local0 through local7, or an asterisk (*) for all. These facility designators allow you to control the destination of messages based on their origin. Note Check your configuration before using a local facility. Minimum severity level at which messages are logged, which can be debug, info, notice, warning, err, crit, alert, emerg, or an asterisk (*) for all. You can use none to disable a facility. Action Destination for messages, which can be a filename, a host name preceded by the at sign (@), or a comma-separated list of users or an asterisk (*) for all logged-in users. Procedure Step 1 Log debug messages with the local7 facility in the file /var/log/myfile.log by adding the following line to the /etc/syslog.conf file: debug.local7 /var/log/myfile.log Step 2 Create the log file by entering these commands at the shell prompt: $ touch /var/log/myfile.log $ chmod 666 /var/log/myfile.log Step 3 Make sure the system message logging daemon reads the new changes by checking myfile.log after entering this command: $ kill -HUP ~cat /etc/syslog.pid~ Configuring syslog Server Configuration Distribution You can distribute the syslog server configuration to other switches in the network by using the Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) infrastructure. OL-16597-01 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide 343