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diff --git a/chapter06/sysklogd.xml b/chapter06/sysklogd.xml index 221e62074..37ebda9c1 100644 --- a/chapter06/sysklogd.xml +++ b/chapter06/sysklogd.xml @@ -1,66 +1,85 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> %general-entities; ]> -<sect1 id="ch-system-sysklogd" xreflabel="Sysklogd" role="wrap"> -<title>Sysklogd-&sysklogd-version;</title> -<?dbhtml filename="sysklogd.html"?> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-sysklogd"><primary sortas="a-Sysklogd">Sysklogd</primary></indexterm> +<sect1 id="ch-system-sysklogd" role="wrap"> + <?dbhtml filename="sysklogd.html"?> -<sect2 role="package"><title/> -<para>The Sysklogd package contains programs for logging system messages, such -as those given by the kernel when unusual things happen.</para> + <title>Sysklogd-&sysklogd-version;</title> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> -<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>704 KB</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-sysklogd"> + <primary sortas="a-Sysklogd">Sysklogd</primary> + </indexterm> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>Binutils, Coreutils, GCC, Glibc, Make</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> -</sect2> + <sect2 role="package"> + <title/> -<sect2 role="installation"> -<title>Installation of Sysklogd</title> + <para>The Sysklogd package contains programs for logging system messages, + such as those given by the kernel when unusual things happen.</para> -<para>The following patch fixes various issues, including a problem building -Sysklogd with Linux 2.6 series kernels</para> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>0.1 SBU</seg> + <seg>704 KB</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>Binutils, Coreutils, GCC, Glibc, Make</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Sysklogd</title> + + <para>The following patch fixes various issues, including a problem building + Sysklogd with Linux 2.6 series kernels</para> <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&sysklogd-fixes-patch;</userinput></screen> -<para>The following patch makes sysklogd treat bytes in the 0x80--0x9f range -literally in the messages being logged, instead of replacing them with octal -codes. Unpatched sysklogd would damage messages in the UTF-8 encoding.</para> + <para>The following patch makes sysklogd treat bytes in the 0x80--0x9f range + literally in the messages being logged, instead of replacing them with octal + codes. Unpatched sysklogd would damage messages in the UTF-8 encoding.</para> <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&sysklogd-8bit-patch;</userinput></screen> -<para>Compile the package:</para> + <para>Compile the package:</para> <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> -<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> + <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> -<para>Install the package:</para> + <para>Install the package:</para> <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> -</sect2> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="conf-sysklogd" role="configuration"> + <title>Configuring Sysklogd</title> -<sect2 id="conf-sysklogd" role="configuration"><title>Configuring Sysklogd</title> -<indexterm zone="conf-sysklogd"> -<primary sortas="a-Sysklogd">Sysklogd</primary> -<secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> + <indexterm zone="conf-sysklogd"> + <primary sortas="a-Sysklogd">Sysklogd</primary> + <secondary>configuring</secondary> + </indexterm> -<indexterm zone="conf-sysklogd"><primary sortas="e-/etc/syslog.conf">/etc/syslog.conf</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm zone="conf-sysklogd"> + <primary sortas="e-/etc/syslog.conf">/etc/syslog.conf</primary> + </indexterm> -<para>Create a new <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename> file by running the -following:</para> + <para>Create a new <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename> file by running the + following:</para> <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/syslog.conf << "EOF" <literal># Begin /etc/syslog.conf @@ -79,40 +98,49 @@ local2.* -/var/log/boot.log # End /etc/syslog.conf</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> -</sect2> - - -<sect2 id="contents-sysklogd" role="content"><title>Contents of Sysklogd</title> - -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>klogd and syslogd</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> - -<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> -<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> -<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> - -<varlistentry id="klogd"> -<term><command>klogd</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>A system daemon for intercepting and logging kernel messages</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-sysklogd klogd"><primary sortas="b-klogd">klogd</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="syslogd"> -<term><command>syslogd</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Logs the messages that system programs offer for logging. Every logged -message contains at least a date stamp and a hostname, and normally the -program's name too, but that depends on how trusting the logging daemon is told -to be</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-sysklogd syslogd"><primary sortas="b-syslogd">syslogd</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -</sect2> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="contents-sysklogd" role="content"> + <title>Contents of Sysklogd</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>klogd and syslogd</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + + <varlistentry id="klogd"> + <term><command>klogd</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>A system daemon for intercepting and logging kernel messages</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-sysklogd klogd"> + <primary sortas="b-klogd">klogd</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="syslogd"> + <term><command>syslogd</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Logs the messages that system programs offer for logging. Every + logged message contains at least a date stamp and a hostname, and + normally the program's name too, but that depends on how trusting the + logging daemon is told to be</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-sysklogd syslogd"> + <primary sortas="b-syslogd">syslogd</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </sect2> </sect1> |