How to redirect kernel/console messages

[Tobias Speckbacher]

there should be no need to restarting syslogd

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Nupur [mailto:channu.j at gmail.com] 
	Sent: Thu 12/8/2005 3:05 AM 
	To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list 
	Cc: Tobias Speckbacher 
	Subject: Re: How to redirect kernel/console messages
	
	

	On 12/8/05, Tobias Speckbacher <TSpeckbacher at quova.com> wrote:
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	> Try adding this line to /etc/syslogd.conf
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	> kern.*                          /var/log/kernel
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	> and restart syslogd (/sbin/service syslogd restart)
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	> If this is to be a permanent situation I'd suggest modifying logrotate
	> accordingly, or else ...
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	Thanks a lot Tobias, it worked. Just wanted to confirm one more thing.
	Do I need to restart syslog service everytime I enter a new command or
	the service stops after sometime automatically?
	I have to restart the service after some span/ after captring messages
	by some commands. Is it normal?
	
	Regards,
	Nupur