Re: Tracking boot messages
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:03:27 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> T o n g wrote:
>> Camaleón wrote:
>> > What I can't see is why this logging facility is not enabled by
>> > default. I also think it should be kept in a unique file, instead to
>> > be split in "/ var/log/dmesg" and "/var/log/boot", IMO it would be
>> > easier to read, interpret and debug...
>>
>> Strongly agree.
>
> There is a wishlist bug in the BTS for this:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=232569
Thanks for the link.
I know the bug is very old but anyway, I've added my comments there.
> Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:43:44 +0100 The reason bootlogd is off, is
> > that it is buggy and doesn't work on all systems. So, it will remain
> > off for the foreseeable future. It will likely even be replaced by
> > another solution entirely.
>
> After the Squeeze release seems like a good time to visit that issue
> again. It would be useful.
Yes, and I hope "bootlogd" is nowadays (7 years later) working okay.
Greetings,
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Camaleón
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