*- On 17 Mar, Paul Lemmens wrote about "-- MARK -- in /var/log/messages" > Hello everybody, > > I recently started wondering what the -- MARK -- lines in > /var/log/messages represent. I cannot explain them logically, nor have I > found a daemon that's responsible for these lines. > > Can anybody help out? >
man syslogd -m interval The syslogd logs a mark timestamp regularly. The default interval between two -- MARK -- lines is 20 minutes. This can be changed with this option. Setting the interval to zero turns it off entirely. It is a indicator to let you know the system is still alive. This is especially useful when monitoring remote servers, etc. -- Brian --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Never criticize anybody until you have walked a mile in their shoes, because by that time you will be a mile away and have their shoes." - unknown Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis ---------------------------------------------------------------------