* Miles Fidelman (mfidelman@meetinghouse.net) wrote: > Jordan Evatt wrote: > >* Fred J. (phddas@yahoo.com) wrote: > > > >>I editet /etc/default/bootlogd so that "BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=Yes". and booted > >>with my newly compiled 2.6.16, I then went to read the messages > >>/var/log/boot, but it says the file is not readable. how can I get those > >>lines scrolling up the screen when bootup. > >> > > > >I believe that file is owned by root:adm, chmod 640, so you'll have to > >either su > >to root to view the file or be a member of the adm group to view the file. > > > > > There's a bunch of stuff that goes to the serial port well before any > logging is activated - the only way to capture it is to either hit > scroll lock on your terminal or use a terminal emulator on a laptop to > capture all the traffic. That drove me crazy when I was setting up a > couple of new servers a month or so back. Good call, thanks for pointing that out. -- Jordan Evatt jmevatt@gmail.com Public Key ID: 49ECF880
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