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Document syslogd-based error logging
Submitted by: Lars Eilebrecht
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@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@
real-time splitting of multiple vhosts into separate logs, and
asynchronous DNS resolving on the fly.
+<LI><STRONG>LogLevel and syslog support</STRONG><BR>
+ Apache now has <A HREF="mod/core.html#loglevel">configurable error
+ logging levels</A> and supports <A HREF="mod/core.html#errorlog">error
+ logging via syslogd(8)</A>.
+
<LI><STRONG>ServerRoot relative auth filenames</STRONG><BR>
Auth filenames for the various authentication modules are now treated
as relative to the ServerRoot if they are not full paths.
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@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@
<A
HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
REL="Help"
-><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> ErrorLog <EM>filename</EM><BR>
+><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> ErrorLog
<EM>filename</EM>|<CODE>syslog</CODE><BR>
<A
HREF="directive-dict.html#Default"
REL="Help"
@@ -775,16 +775,18 @@
then it is assumed to be relative to the <A
HREF="#serverroot">ServerRoot</A>.
If the filename begins with a pipe (|) then it is assumed to be a command to
spawn to handle the error log.
-<p>
-Example:
-<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>ErrorLog /dev/null</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
-This effectively turns off error logging.<P>
+<P><STRONG>Apache 1.3 and above:</STRONG>
+Using <CODE>syslog</CODE> instead of a filename enables logging via
syslogd(8)
+if the system supports it.
+
+<P>
SECURITY: See the <A HREF="../misc/security_tips.html#serverroot">security
tips</A>
document for details on why your security could be compromised if
the directory where logfiles are stored is writable by anyone other
than the user that starts the server.
+<P><STRONG>See also:</STRONG> <A HREF="#loglevel">LogLevel</A>
<P><HR>
<H2><A name="files"><Files> directive</A></H2>
@@ -1483,7 +1485,8 @@
><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> LogLevel is only available in 1.3 or
later.
<P>LogLevel adjusts the verbosity of the messages recorded in the
-error logs. The following <EM>level</EM>s are available, in order of
+error logs (see <A HREF="#errorlog">ErrorLog</A> directive).
+The following <EM>level</EM>s are available, in order of
decreasing significance:
<P><TABLE>
@@ -1520,7 +1523,8 @@
of higher significance will be reported as well. E.g., when
<CODE>LogLevel info</CODE> is specified, then messages with log levels of
<CODE>notice</CODE> and <CODE>warn</CODE> will also be posted.
-
+<P>
+Using a level of at least <CODE>crit</CODE> is recommended.
<P><HR>
<H2><A name="maxclients">MaxClients directive</A></H2>
