Re: /var/log/messages entry??
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 02:40:52PM -0400, Ishwar Rattan wrote:
> System is Kanotix-BH-07A (Sid based).
>
> I see entries of the form (in /var/log/messages):
>
> Aug 18 13:54:45 Hostname -- MARK --
> Aug 18 14:14:45 Hostname -- MARK --
>
> with a frequency of 20 minutes. What is the the
> significance of such entries?
>
> -ishwar
>
Hi ishwar,
the logging daemon, like most, was setup to say 'i'm still running' in
this way. It makes reading the log easy so that you can tell how much
time has passed.
- --Kev
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