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BOOTLOGD

Section: Linux System Administrator's Manual (8)
Updated: Jul 21, 2003
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NAME

bootlogd - record boot messages

SYNOPSIS

/sbin/bootlogd[-d][-r][-v][ -l logfile ][ -p pidfile ]

DESCRIPTION

Bootlogd runs in the background and copies all strings sent to the/dev/console device to a logfile. If the logfile is not accessible,the messages will be buffered in-memory until it is.

OPTIONS

-d: Do not fork and run in the background.
-r: If there is an existing logfile called logfile rename it tologfile~ unless logfile~ already exists.
-v: Show version.
-l: Log to this logfile. The default is /var/log/boot.
-p: Put process-id in this file. The default is no pidfile.

BUGS

Bootlogd works by redirecting the console output from the consoledevice. It copies that output to the real console device and alogfile. There is no standard way to find out the real console deviceif you have a new-style /dev/console device (major 5, minor 1).Bootlogd tries to parse the kernel command line, looking forconsole= lines and deducts the real console device from that. If thatsyntax is ever changed by the kernel, or a console-type is usedbootlogd does not know about, bootlogd will not work.

AUTHOR

Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquelsAATTcistron.nl

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