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+<sect1 id="ch07-sysklogd">
+<title>Configuring the sysklogd script</title>
+<?dbhtml filename="sysklogd.html" dir="chapter07"?>
+
+<para>The <filename>sysklogd</filename> script invokes the
+<userinput>syslogd</userinput> program with the <emphasis>-m 0</emphasis>
+option. This option turns off the periodic timestamp mark that syslogd
+writes to the log files every 20 minutes by default. If you want to turn
+on this periodic timestamp mark, edit the <filename>sysklogd</filename>
+script and make the changes accordingly. See <userinput>man
+syslogd</userinput>> for more information.</para>
+
+</sect1>
+