Re: Quieting SSHd messages to the console

In reply to: Dan Mahoney (Gushi): "Quieting SSHd messages to the console"
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From: Gian Piero Carrubba <gpiero_at_rm-rf.it>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:03:22 UTC

* [Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 10:06:02AM +0000] Dan Mahoney (Gushi):
>What goes to the console in /etc/syslog.conf is:
>
>*.err;kern.warning;auth.notice;mail.crit                /dev/console
>
>Is there a way to say "everything else.err, but not auth.err"?

"*.err;auth.none" if you do not want auth messages at all, 
"*.err;auth.crit" if you only want auth messages with level >error.

"*.err;auth.notice;auth.!=err" should give you auth messages with
(level >= notice and level != error), but I've not tested it.

Ciao,
Gian Piero.