no syslog.conf?[Solved]

schorsche · Apprentice Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 230

According to this threat
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Gentoo_on_laptops

it's advisabl to switch off logging, to be done in
/etc/syslog.conf

However, that file doesn't exist, but there is a syslog-ng.conf
file. Is this a substitute for syslog.conf?

Thanks a bunch

jamapii · l33t Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 637

There are different loggers - ksyslogd, syslog-ng, etc. - they have different config files.

Logging helps track down problems, if you don't have any, you can switch it off.

You can remove syslog-ng rom your runlevels using rc-update, and only add it when you need it.

schorsche · Apprentice Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 230

Thanks very much, I did that.
If I want to log who accesses my pc via ssh and so on, which logger should I use,
does syslog-ng do the job?

Ph0eniX · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:41 pm Post subject:

schorsche · Apprentice Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 230

Thanks! Solved.

BDW, how can I mark this topic as being solved?

meyerm · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject:

"edit" your first post and add "[solved]" to the title. That's all the magic