Log Destination - Juniper JUNOSE 11.1.X - COMMAND REFERENCE A TO M 4-9-2010 Command Reference Manual

log destination

To specify the destination and severity of messages logged:
Syntax
log destination { console | nv-file | syslog ipAddress [ facility facilityId ] }
{ severity { severityValue | severityNumber } | off }
no log destination [ console | nv-file | syslog [ ipAddress ] ]
To specify which event categories are logged to syslog:
log destination syslog ipAddress { include | exclude } category [ category ]*
no log destination syslog ipAddress { include | exclude } [ category ]*
Command introduced before JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.
Release Information
Configures the logging of system messages. You can direct messages to a destination,
Description
limit the messages logged based on severity level, or limit the event categories for
which messages are logged. The no versions restore default settings or reverse the
effect of previous commands that limited event categories.
NOTE: You can display traffic logs such as ipTraffic, icmpTraffic, tcpTraffic, and
udpTraffic only via the show log data command or from the SRP module console.
You cannot redirect traffic logs elsewhere, such as to a system log or nonvolatile
storage file, or to a Telnet session.
Options
console Configures or modifies logging to the local console
nv-file Configures or modifies logging to the nonvolatile log file; the nv-file can
accept only events at a severity level of critical or higher in importance
syslog Configures or modifies logging to a system log server
ipAddress IP address of the system log application on a remote host
facility Specifies the system log facility on the host
facilityId—Number in the range 0–7 that identifies the corresponding logging
facility, local0–local7
severity Sets minimum severity of the log messages displayed; described either
by a descriptive term severityValue or by a corresponding
number severityNumber in the range 0–7. The lower the number, the higher
the priority:
emergency or 0 System unusable
alert or 1 Immediate action needed
critical or 2 Critical condition exists
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