[CentOS] rsyslog.conf - why the - in this entry? mail.* -/var/log/maillog

2012-06-05 Thread James B. Byrne
In dealing with an unrelated issue I came across this in rsyslog.conf. # The authpriv file has restricted access. authpriv.* /var/log/secure # Log all the mail messages in one place. mail.* -/var/log/maillog # Log

Re: [CentOS] rsyslog.conf - why the - in this entry? mail.* -/var/log/maillog

2012-06-05 Thread Steven Tardy
On 06/05/2012 09:30 AM, James B. Byrne wrote: In dealing with an unrelated issue I came across this in rsyslog.conf. mail.* -/var/log/maillog Why is there a - before /var/log/maillog? man syslog.conf You may prefix each entry with the minus

Re: [CentOS] rsyslog.conf - why the - in this entry? mail.* -/var/log/maillog

2012-06-05 Thread Philippe Naudin
Le mar. 05 juin 2012 10:30:25 CEST, James B. Byrne a écrit: In dealing with an unrelated issue I came across this in rsyslog.conf. # The authpriv file has restricted access. authpriv.* /var/log/secure # Log all the mail messages in one place. mail.*

Re: [CentOS] rsyslog.conf - why the - in this entry? mail.* -/var/log/maillog

2012-06-05 Thread Leonard den Ottolander
Hello James, On Tue, 2012-06-05 at 10:30 -0400, James B. Byrne wrote: In dealing with an unrelated issue I came across this in rsyslog.conf. # The authpriv file has restricted access. authpriv.* /var/log/secure # Log all the mail messages in one place.

Re: [CentOS] rsyslog.conf - why the - in this entry? mail.* -/var/log/maillog

2012-06-05 Thread Jerry Franz
On 06/05/2012 07:30 AM, James B. Byrne wrote: In dealing with an unrelated issue I came across this in rsyslog.conf. [...] Why is there a - before /var/log/maillog? [...] A leading '-' indicates the the log is written asynchronously. It is a performance tune to keep writing the syslog from

Re: [CentOS] rsyslog.conf - why the - in this entry? mail.* -/var/log/maillog

2012-06-05 Thread Philippe Naudin
Le mar. 05 juin 2012 17:06:32 CEST, Leonard den Ottolander a écrit: Hello James, On Tue, 2012-06-05 at 10:30 -0400, James B. Byrne wrote: In dealing with an unrelated issue I came across this in rsyslog.conf. # The authpriv file has restricted access. authpriv.*