>In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wro >t >e: >> >>Hi, >> >>I just installed the unstable version on my computer. Everything seems >>fine bu tthere is one problem . I have my innitab file sending the >>contents of /tmp/messages to /dev/tty8 . Additionally I have >>the syslog.conf file sending some messages to /tmp/messages so I can see >>syslog mesages on /dev/tty8. Now what happens is that stuff are written to >>/tmp/messages but are not sent to /dev/tty8 which remains empty. Instead >>they are sent to /dev/tty1 . I thought bash 2.0 might have something to do >>with this so I downgraded to 1.14.-- . The problem has disappeared. So >>bash 2.0 is to blame. I don't mind sticking to 1.14. for the moment. But >>does any new program from unstable depend on 2.0 ?? Additionally what can >>I do to solve my syslog problem. I would really appreciate any help. > >Here's the relevant part of my /etc/syslog.conf: > ># I like to have messages displayed on the console, but only on a virtual ># console I usually leave idle. >auth.*;daemon.*;*.=debug;*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn;cron.none /dev/tty8 > ># The named pipe /dev/xconsole is for the `xconsole' utility. To use it, ># you must invoke `xconsole' with the `-file' option: ># ># $ xconsole -file /dev/xconsole [...] >auth.*;daemon.*;mail.*;news.crit;news.err;news.notice;*.=debug;*.=info;*.=noti >c >e;*.=warn;cron.none |/dev/xconsole > ># > >As you can see, messages are logged to /dev/tty8 and /dev/xconsole. >Works with any bash version. ;-) >BTW, why use /tmp/messages when their proper place is in /var/log ? > >Dimitri >emaziuk @ curtin.edu.au >----------------------- >What color is a chameleon on a mirror? > ( Zen koan )
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