initlog

 

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 initlog(8)                                             initlog(8)
 
 
 
NAME
        initlog - log messages and events to the system logger
 
SYNOPSIS
        initlog  [-cefnpqrs]  [--cmd=ARG]  [--event=ARG] [--facil­
        ity=ARG]   [--name=ARG]    [--priority=ARG]    [--run=ARG]
        [--string=ARG]
 
DESCRIPTION
        initlog logs messages and events to the system logger.  It
        is mainly designed for use in init scripts. initlog  reads
        a  configuration  file  /etc/initlog.conf  by  default, to
        determine its settings. Any line preceded with a  #  is  a
        comment,  and  the  following configuration directives are
        recognized:
 
        facility <logging facility>
               Sets the default logging facility
 
        priority <logging priority>
               Sets the default logging priority
 
        ignore <regexp>
               Messages that match the regular expression will not
               be logged.
 
        initlog  behavior  can  also be configured by command-line
        options.
 
 
    OPTIONS
        -c, --cmd=[program]
               Execute  the  specified  program,  logging anything
               output to stdout or stderr.
 
        -e, --event=[number]
               Logs that the specified  event  happened.  Used  in
               conjuction  with --name. Currently specified events
               are:
                1  the action completed successfully
                2  the action failed
                3  the action was cancelled at user request
                4  the action failed due to the failure of a dependent action
 
        -f, --facility=[facility]
 
               Log at the specified syslog facility. The default
               is daemon (see syslog(3)).
 
        -n, --name=[string]
               Log the event under the specified string, such as
               "inetd".
 
        -p, --priority=[priority]
               Log at the specified syslog priority. The default
               is notice (see syslog(3)).
 
        -q     Do not print the program's output, unless it exits
               with a non-zero exit code.
 
        -r, --run=[program]
               Execute the specified program, with an open file
               descriptor so that the program can pass back
               commands to initlog.
 
        -s, --string=[string]
               Log the specified string to the logger.
 
        --conf=[file]
               Specifies an alternate configuration file.
 
FILES
        /etc/initlog.conf
 
SEE ALSO
        syslog(3), logger(1)
 
 
 
                          Sun Jan 24 1999               initlog(8)

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