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Diffstat (limited to 'sysklogd/syslogd.c')
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1 files changed, 41 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c index a9c9c69bc..31730a7f9 100644 --- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c +++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c @@ -16,53 +16,53 @@ //config: bool "syslogd (12 kb)" //config: default y //config: help -//config: The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the -//config: significant events that occur on a system. Every -//config: message that is logged records the date and time of the -//config: event, and will generally also record the name of the -//config: application that generated the message. When used in -//config: conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel -//config: can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, -//config: especially for finding what happened when something goes -//config: wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if -//config: you wait long enough.... +//config: The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the +//config: significant events that occur on a system. Every +//config: message that is logged records the date and time of the +//config: event, and will generally also record the name of the +//config: application that generated the message. When used in +//config: conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel +//config: can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, +//config: especially for finding what happened when something goes +//config: wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if +//config: you wait long enough.... //config: //config:config FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE //config: bool "Rotate message files" //config: default y //config: depends on SYSLOGD //config: help -//config: This enables syslogd to rotate the message files -//config: on his own. No need to use an external rotate script. +//config: This enables syslogd to rotate the message files +//config: on his own. No need to use an external rotate script. //config: //config:config FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG //config: bool "Remote Log support" //config: default y //config: depends on SYSLOGD //config: help -//config: When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can -//config: be used to send system log messages to another system -//config: connected via a network. This allows the remote -//config: machine to log all the system messages, which can be -//config: terribly useful for reducing the number of serial -//config: cables you use. It can also be a very good security -//config: measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with -//config: by an intruder. +//config: When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can +//config: be used to send system log messages to another system +//config: connected via a network. This allows the remote +//config: machine to log all the system messages, which can be +//config: terribly useful for reducing the number of serial +//config: cables you use. It can also be a very good security +//config: measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with +//config: by an intruder. //config: //config:config FEATURE_SYSLOGD_DUP //config: bool "Support -D (drop dups) option" //config: default y //config: depends on SYSLOGD //config: help -//config: Option -D instructs syslogd to drop consecutive messages -//config: which are totally the same. +//config: Option -D instructs syslogd to drop consecutive messages +//config: which are totally the same. //config: //config:config FEATURE_SYSLOGD_CFG //config: bool "Support syslog.conf" //config: default y //config: depends on SYSLOGD //config: help -//config: Supports restricted syslogd config. See docs/syslog.conf.txt +//config: Supports restricted syslogd config. See docs/syslog.conf.txt //config: //config:config FEATURE_SYSLOGD_READ_BUFFER_SIZE //config: int "Read buffer size in bytes" @@ -70,23 +70,23 @@ //config: range 256 20000 //config: depends on SYSLOGD //config: help -//config: This option sets the size of the syslog read buffer. -//config: Actual memory usage increases around five times the -//config: change done here. +//config: This option sets the size of the syslog read buffer. +//config: Actual memory usage increases around five times the +//config: change done here. //config: //config:config FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG //config: bool "Circular Buffer support" //config: default y //config: depends on SYSLOGD //config: help -//config: When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will -//config: use a circular buffer to record system log messages. -//config: When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite -//config: the oldest messages. This can be very useful for -//config: systems with little or no permanent storage, since -//config: otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your -//config: entire filesystem, which may cause your system to -//config: break badly. +//config: When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will +//config: use a circular buffer to record system log messages. +//config: When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite +//config: the oldest messages. This can be very useful for +//config: systems with little or no permanent storage, since +//config: otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your +//config: entire filesystem, which may cause your system to +//config: break badly. //config: //config:config FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG_BUFFER_SIZE //config: int "Circular buffer size in Kbytes (minimum 4KB)" @@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ //config: range 4 2147483647 //config: depends on FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG //config: help -//config: This option sets the size of the circular buffer -//config: used to record system log messages. +//config: This option sets the size of the circular buffer +//config: used to record system log messages. //config: //config:config FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG //config: bool "Linux kernel printk buffer support" @@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ //config: depends on SYSLOGD //config: select PLATFORM_LINUX //config: help -//config: When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will -//config: write system log message to the Linux kernel's printk buffer. -//config: This can be used as a smaller alternative to the syslogd IPC -//config: support, as klogd and logread aren't needed. +//config: When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will +//config: write system log message to the Linux kernel's printk buffer. +//config: This can be used as a smaller alternative to the syslogd IPC +//config: support, as klogd and logread aren't needed. //config: -//config: NOTICE: Syslog facilities in log entries needs kernel 3.5+. +//config: NOTICE: Syslog facilities in log entries needs kernel 3.5+. //applet:IF_SYSLOGD(APPLET(syslogd, BB_DIR_SBIN, BB_SUID_DROP)) |