RE: Odd behaviour
Hi
I believe this behaviour is the default from syslogd.
See your /etc/syslog.conf file
If some of its sections point to a /dev/console, that's the reason why you
get log messages on console.
Vincent
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Preben Randhol [mailto:randhol@pvv.org]
> Sent: Tuesday 27 August 2002 18:46
> To: Debian User List
> Subject: Odd behaviour
>
>
> I just installed Debian 3.0 on my computer at home. I have no
> net there
> so I made the 7 CDs.
>
> My machine is a 166MHz with 98Mb RAM so I have removed GNOME and gdm
> etc.. in favour of blackbox and login via console (starting X with
> startx).
>
> The problem is that if I type a wrong password, PAM displays the error
> message in the console. Other messages that I would expect would be
> logged to /var/log also appear. I guess I did a mistake when
> I compiled
> the kernel, but I'm not sure what. I remove the pty-s from the kernel
> (they are not needed are they?).
>
> If anybody know why this happens and how I can fix it I would like to
> hear from you.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Preben Randhol
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