Default System Message Logging Configuration; Disabling Message Logging - Cisco Catalyst 2975 Software Configuration Manual

Configuring System Message Logging

Default System Message Logging Configuration

Table 29-2
Table 29-2
Feature
System message logging to the console
Console severity
Logging file configuration
Logging buffer size
Logging history size
Time stamps
Synchronous logging
Logging server
Syslog server IP address
Configuration change logger
Server facility
Server severity

Disabling Message Logging

Message logging is enabled by default. It must be enabled to send messages to any destination other than
the console. When enabled, log messages are sent to a logging process, which logs messages to
designated locations asynchronously to the processes that generated the messages.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to disable message logging. This procedure is
optional.
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2 no logging console
Step 3
end
Step 4
show running-config
or
show logging
Step 5 copy running-config startup-config
Disabling the logging process can slow down the switch because a process must wait until the messages
are written to the console before continuing. When the logging process is disabled, messages appear on
the console as soon as they are produced, often appearing in the middle of command output.
Catalyst 2975 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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shows the default system message logging configuration.
Default System Message Logging Configuration
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Disable message logging.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Chapter 29 Configuring System Message Logging
Default Setting
Enabled.
Debugging (and numerically lower levels; see
Table 29-3 on page 29-10).
No filename specified.
4096 bytes.
1 message.
Disabled.
Disabled.
Disabled.
None configured.
Disabled
Local7 (see Table 29-4 on page
Informational (and numerically lower levels; see
Table 29-3 on page 29-10).
29-14).
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