[OM2008-12] syslog output...

2009-01-22 Thread john dowd
I see the syslog.conf file says to put the messages in /var/log/messages but there is no file and no logged output. I really need to see the log from when the system was booting. syslogd-ng is actually running so where is its output? Cheers!! -- John Dowd 133 Waverley St. Ottawa

Re: [OM2008-12] syslog output...

2009-01-22 Thread john dowd
yes it does, thanks! On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Marcel tan...@googlemail.com wrote: Am Thursday 22 January 2009 20:48:43 schrieb john dowd: I see the syslog.conf file says to put the messages in /var/log/messages but there is no file and no logged output. I really need to see the log

Re: [OM2008-12] syslog output...

2009-01-22 Thread john dowd
Actually I spoke too soon. When I watch my FR boot, I can see the wpa_supplicant is printing out some errors and a fair amount of text as to what the error is. When I do a dmesg those messages are not there, when I do a logread to a file and examine the file, it's not their either. Also, logread