On 30/10/2007 02:01, "Kristian Kielhofner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Oct 29, 2007 8:02 PM, Darren Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Can anyone tell me what these log entries mean in /var/log/messages? >> >> 23:06:10 astlinux syslog.info -- MARK -- >> >> I seem to get quite a few of them while tailing the log. >> >> Thanks >> Darren >> > > Darren, > > If syslog doesn't do anything for 60 minutes it will write a MARK > entry to let you know it's still around. > > There aren't any configuration variables for this. I suppose I > could make some for a future version if it made sense to. > > Does this behavior break anything for you? Thanks for the explanation, ironically a feature that was designed to assure the user that syslog is working made me think there was a problem. But now I know what it is doing it is fine, can't see any need to change the config. Thanks Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
