worked like a charm - Thanks! On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Shawn Badger wrote: > Put local0.none in the /var/log/messages entry to stop the router entries > from showing up there. So after you changes it would look like this: > > *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none;local0.none > /var/log/messages > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Bryan O'Neal > wrote: >> >> Default redhat syslogd >> >> /etc/sysconfig/syslog >> SYSLOGD_OPTIONS="-m 0 -r" >> KLOGD_OPTIONS="-x" >> SYSLOG_UMASK=077 >> >> /etc/syslog.conf >> # Log all kernel messages to the console. >> # Logging much else clutters up the screen. >> #kern.*                                                 /dev/console >> >> # Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher. >> # Don't log private authentication messages! >> *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none                /var/log/messages >> >> # The authpriv file has restricted access. >> authpriv.*                                              /var/log/secure >> >> # Log all the mail messages in one place. >> mail.*                                                  -/var/log/maillog >> >> >> # Log cron stuff >> cron.*                                                  /var/log/cron >> >> # Everybody gets emergency messages >> *.emerg                                                 * >> >> # Save news errors of level crit and higher in a special file. >> uucp,news.crit                                          /var/log/spooler >> >> # Save boot messages also to boot.log >> local7.*                                                /var/log/boot.log >> >> # Chandler.azinterlock.com >> local0.* >> /var/log/azinterlock.chandler.juniper.log >> >> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Jason Holtzapple wrote: >> > On 07/12/2010 03:25 PM, Bryan O'Neal wrote: >> >> I hope no one makes me hand in my linux geek card on this one but... >> >> I am setting up a remote syslog server to collect information from >> >> various routers across my network. I can prepped local0-7 to the >> >> syslog information and thus direct it to an appropriate log. However I >> >> have set up only one and I am having trouble. While it does go to >> >> /var/log/my.router.log all the information is also going to >> >> /var/log/messages >> >> >> >> How do I stop the duplicate messages? This server is a "comprehensive" >> >> monitoring server so I have a number of applications writing to >> >> var/log/messages and I don't want to have to hunt through a tun of >> >> router traffic if I have problems. >> > >> > Please post your syslog.conf and flavor of syslog (rsyslog, syslog-ng, >> > etc). >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss