Configuring The Unix System Logging Facility - Cisco 3750G - Catalyst Integrated Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Manual

Chapter 30 Configuring System Message Logging
Some recent versions of UNIX syslog daemons no longer accept by default syslog packets from the
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network. If this is the case with your system, use the UNIX man syslogd command to decide what
options must be added to or removed from the syslog command line to enable logging of remote syslog
messages.
Add a line such as the following to the file /etc/syslog.conf:
Step 1
local7.debug /usr/adm/logs/
The local7 keyword specifies the logging facility to be used; see
information on the facilities. The debug keyword specifies the syslog level; see
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a more severe level to the file specified in the next field. The file must already exist, and the syslog
daemon must have permission to write to it.
Step 2 Create the log file by entering these commands at the UNIX shell prompt:
$ touch /var/log/
$ chmod 666 /var/log/
Make sure the syslog daemon reads the new changes:
Step 3
$ kill -HUP `cat /etc/syslog.pid`
For more information, see the man syslog.conf and man syslogd commands on your UNIX system.

Configuring the UNIX System Logging Facility

When sending system log messages to an external device, you can cause the switch to identify its
messages as originating from any of the UNIX syslog facilities.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure UNIX system facility message
logging. This procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2 logging host
Step 3 logging trap level
Step 4 logging facility facility-type
Step 5
end
Step 6 show running-config
Step 7 copy running-config startup-config
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cisco.log
for information on the severity levels. The syslog daemon sends messages at this level or at
cisco.log
cisco.log
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Log messages to a UNIX syslog server host by entering its IP address.
To build a list of syslog servers that receive logging messages, enter this
command more than once.
Limit messages logged to the syslog servers.
Be default, syslog servers receive informational messages and lower. See
Table 30-3 on page 30-10
Configure the syslog facility. See
facility-type keywords.
The default is local7.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Configuring System Message Logging
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for level keywords.
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