Re: syslog server- how to on Linux

[mlh () zip com au]

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:34:43 +0000
"netsec novice" <netsec9 () hotmail com> wrote:
> What is the method to viewing 
> logs on Linux?

Something like
    cd /var/log
    less messages
but double check with your /etc/syslog.conf to find out
the name of various log files on Suse.


>   Typing syslogd at the command line tells me that syslogd is 
> already running but I don't see it listening as a service when I type 
> netstat -an. 

The default for recent syslogd's is to NOT listen for
remote syslogs.  If you want this, try the -r option.

Matt