Re: err-log

[Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>]

On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 11:59:58AM +0100, donny phillips wrote:
> hi
> 
> where do all the error messages you get at boot time get written
> I found some in /var/log, but there is a lot more that is scrolling off 
> the screen
> 
> I have a 3com 920  eth card in my laptop, I have a feeling it is not supported
> or there is something else , all my traslators  ftp tel...... are listed
> in /var/log/messages as failing

You can read it out of /dev/klog, but only once.

The net version of syslogd will do that automatically and log it in
/var/log, but currently you have to do it manually.

Thanks,
Marcus

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