On 2017 May 05 (Fri) at 15:38:36 +0200 (+0200), Paolo Aglialoro wrote: :As written, mtime was due by me recreating the file trying to make things :work, not by syslog. :As of today, in fact, mtime is still unchanged, while output to :/var/log/messages still flowing from router. : : :On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Allan Streib <astr...@indiana.edu> wrote: : :> :> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel - 1 May 4 15:43 /var/log/c2821.log :> ^ ^ this is a '2'
:> [...] :> :> > local1.debug /var/log/c2851.log ^ this is a '5' :> You need to create the file with 5, then HUP/restart syslogd -- Hardware, n.: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.