Tags 356937 patch thanks Hi,
attached is a patch for the manpage. It removes kern from the list of valid facilities and adds an additional note. Best Regards, Patrick
diff -Nur util-linux-2.16.2/misc-utils/logger.1 util-linux-2.16.2.patched/misc-utils/logger.1 --- util-linux-2.16.2/misc-utils/logger.1 2009-10-16 01:16:40.000000000 +0200 +++ util-linux-2.16.2.patched/misc-utils/logger.1 2009-12-10 12:32:00.516656480 +0100 @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. .Pp Valid facility names are: auth, authpriv (for security information of -a sensitive nature), cron, daemon, ftp, kern, lpr, mail, news, +a sensitive nature), cron, daemon, ftp, lpr, mail, news, security (deprecated synonym for auth), syslog, user, uucp, and local0 to local7, inclusive. .Pp @@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ warn (deprecated synonym for warning). For the priority order and intended purposes of these levels, see .Xr syslog 3 . + +Its not possible to use the kern facility, as it is reserved for the kernel. .Sh EXAMPLES .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact logger System rebooted
