Bingo! Thanks for the help. I knew it had to be simple, but I just wasn't finding the syntax listed anywhere. On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 11:08:43AM -0600, Jon Beck wrote: > > Right now I have different classes of equipment using > > different syslog facilities to allow me to split up the logs. Is > > there a way to have syslog log everything except a certain facility to > > /var/log/messages without having to explicitly list everything that I > > do want logged? > > If I understand your question correctly, the answer is yes. In > syslog.conf, a line such as: > > *.*;local3.none /var/log/messages > > will put all log messages in to the file except for those that come > from the local3 facility. The same thing is accomplished by: > > *.*;!local3.* /var/log/messages > > Is this what you're asking? > > -- > Jon Beck, PhD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Assoc Professor, Computer Science 2162 Violette Hall > Truman State University 660-785-7233 > Kirksville, MO 63501 http://vh216202.truman.edu/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with Subject: unsubscribe > ----------------------------------------------------------------- >
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