Basic System Configuration
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User’s Guide: Version 1.2
Maximum Number of Syslog Entries
= This field defines the maxi-
mum number of messages to save, older messages are discarded. The
date, text, and time messages were sent can be seen in the
menu.
extsyslog
The External System Logging menu contains a list of Log Hosts to send
system and/or accounting messages to.
Select
to create a new log-Host.
Select
to remove a host which has been marked for deletion.
Select
to accept the list and return to the system menu.
For each host the following parameters must be set.
LogHost
= An IP address of a host to send messages to.
Level
= Defines the level of messages to send to this host. See “Mes-
sage level for the syslog table” (p. 30) for info on message levels.
Facility
= The facility on the log host, messages should be sent to. For
UNIX hosts, this facility (level 0 – 7) must be configured appropriately.
For PCs, you will need a separate application such as DIME Syslog.
Type
= Type of messages to send to host (system, accounting, or both).
Note
:
Generally it’s not a good idea to send messages to hosts
accessible over dialup ISDN interfaces.
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