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You cannot view Kernel Log messages directly from the Administration Web UI for an
access point. You must first set up a remote server running a syslog process and acting as a
syslog "log relay host" on your network. Then, you can configure the 9160 G2 Wireless
Gateway to send its syslog messages to the remote server.
Using a remote server to collect access point syslog messages affords you several benefits.
You can:
•
Aggregate syslog messages from multiple access points.
•
Store a longer history of messages than kept on a single access point.
•
Trigger scripted management operations and alerts.
11.2.4.2 Setting Up The Log Relay Host
To use Kernel Log relaying, you must configure a remote server to receive the syslog mes-
sages. This procedure will vary depending on the type of machine you use as the remote log
host. The following is an example of how to configure a remote Linux server using the
syslog daemon.
Example Of Using Linux syslogd
The following steps activate the syslog daemon on a Linux server. Make sure you have
user identity for these tasks.
1. Log on as
The following operations require
as root, type
2. Edit
/etc/init.d/syslogd
The line you edit will look like this:
SYSLOGD= "-r"
Consult the man pages to get more information on syslogd command options. (Type
man
syslogd
3. If you want to send all the messages to a file, edit
For example you can add this line to send all messages to a log file called "
* . *
Consult the man pages to get more information on
man
syslog.conf
4. Restart the syslog server by typing the following at the command line prompt:
/etc/init.d/sysklogd restart
to the machine you want to use as your syslog relay host.
root
at the command line prompt to become
su
and add "
at the command line.)
-/tmp/AP_syslog
at the command line.)
user permissions. If you are not already logged on
root
to the variable
-r "
SYSLOGD
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Log Relay Host For Kernel Messages
("super user").
root
near the top of the file.
.
/etc/syslog.conf
command options. (Type
syslog.conf
root
:
AP_syslog"
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