docs/153562: [patch] handbook/network: add clarity for syslogd_flags
Jason Helfman
jhelfman at experts-exchange.com
Thu Dec 30 20:50:11 UTC 2010
>Number: 153562
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [patch] handbook/network: add clarity for syslogd_flags
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
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>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 30 20:50:10 UTC 2010
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jason Helfman
>Release: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
Experts Exchange, LLC.
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD eggman.experts-exchange.com 8.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Jul 19 02:55:53 UTC 2010 root at almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>Description:
In some browsers, the "-vv" option looks like a "w"
Although this is arguable, albiet adding "-v -v" provides visual clarity.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
--- chapter.sgml.orig 2010-12-30 10:34:58.000000000 -0800
+++ chapter.sgml 2010-12-30 10:39:15.000000000 -0800
@@ -5172,12 +5172,12 @@
placed inside <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para>
<programlisting>syslogd_enable="YES"
-syslogd_flags="-a logclient.example.com -vv"</programlisting>
+syslogd_flags="-a logclient.example.com -v -v"</programlisting>
<para>The first option will enable the <command>syslogd</command>
daemon on boot up, and the second option allows data from the
specified client to be accepted on this server. The latter
- part, using <option>-vv</option>, will increase the verbosity
+ part, using <option>-v -v</option>, will increase the verbosity
of logged messages. This is extremely useful for tweaking
facilities as administrators are able to see what type of
messages are being logged under which facility.</para>
@@ -5241,7 +5241,7 @@
<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para>
<programlisting>syslogd_enable="YES"
-syslogd_flags="-s -vv"</programlisting>
+syslogd_flags="-s -v -v"</programlisting>
<para>As before, these entries will enable the
<command>syslogd</command> daemon on boot up, and increases
@@ -5306,7 +5306,7 @@
<literal>syslogd_flags</literal> option to look like the
following example, and issue a restart:</para>
- <programlisting>syslogd_flags="-d -a logclien.example.com -vv"</programlisting>
+ <programlisting>syslogd_flags="-d -a logclien.example.com -v -v"</programlisting>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/etc/rc.d/syslogd restart</userinput></screen>
@@ -5327,7 +5327,7 @@
by bit, it appears a typo in the following
<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> line has an issue:</para>
- <programlisting>syslogd_flags="-d -a logclien.example.com -vv"</programlisting>
+ <programlisting>syslogd_flags="-d -a logclien.example.com -v -v"</programlisting>
<para>The line should contain <literal>logclient</literal>, not
<literal>logclien</literal>. After the proper alterations
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