Quoting Casper ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Every few minutes one of the following messages gets dumped > to my console: > PAM_unix[14026]: (cron) session opened for user root by (uid=0) > PAM_unix[14027]: (cron) session opened for user casper by (uid=0) > PAM_unix[14057]: (cron) session opened for user mail by (uid=0) > > This is highly annoying as there importance is close to zero to > me. This is a Woody box, running Exim and syslog-ng (which seem > to be the relevant apps here). I'm not sure wether these messages > occured with the stock syslogd as I upgraded immediatly to > syslog-ng, and I prefer not to switch back unless I have to. > I removed all entrys from the syslog-ng file that refered to > the console but it didn't help.
Something like this used to happen years ago after a serious error had occurred IIRC. I think it was just that the logging level for the console got changed. Putting in a removable disk would print the disk-changed line on the VC as I remember, for example. man 2 syslog gives some explanation. I would guess that the values in /proc/sys/kernel/printk may have something to do with it. My values there are 6 4 1 7. If they're correct, then maybe there is a problem with syslog-ng. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
