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#
# For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
# see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt.
#
menu "System Logging Utilities"
config CONFIG_SYSLOGD
bool "syslogd"
default n
help
The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the
significant events that occur on a system. Every
message that is logged records the date and time of the
event, and will generally also record the name of the
application that generated the message. When used in
conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel
can also be recorded. This is terribly useful,
especially for finding what happened when somthing goes
wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if
you wait long enough....
config CONFIG_FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE
bool " Rotate message files"
default n
depends on CONFIG_SYSLOGD
help
This enables syslogd to rotate the message files
on his own. No need to use an external rotatescript.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG
bool " Remote Log support"
default n
depends on CONFIG_SYSLOGD
help
When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can
be used to send system log messages to another system
connected via a network. This allows the remote
machine to log all the system messages, which can be
terribly useful for reducing the number of serial
cables you use. It can also be a very good security
measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with
by an intruder.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
bool " Circular Buffer support"
default n
depends on CONFIG_SYSLOGD
help
When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will
use a circular buffer to record system log messages.
When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite
the oldest messaged. This can be very useful for
systems with little or no perminant storage, since
otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your
entire filesystem, which may cause your system to
break badly.
config CONFIG_LOGREAD
bool " logread"
default y
depends on CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
help
If you enabled Circular Buffer support, you almost
certainly want to enable this feature as well. This
utility will allow you to read the messages that are
stored in the syslogd circular buffer.
config CONFIG_KLOGD
bool "klogd"
default n
depends on CONFIG_SYSLOGD
help
klogd is a utility which which intercepts and logs all
messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages
out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If
you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel,
you should enable this option.
config CONFIG_LOGGER
bool "logger"
default n
help
The logger utility allows you to send arbitrary text
messages to the system log (i.e. the 'syslogd' utility) so
they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate
problems that occur within programs and scripts.
endmenu
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