On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Pontus Edvardsson wrote: > Hi, > short question, I read your post regarding syslog.conf, and would find it > very useful, but, how do I switch to tty8? I can only switch between 1-6.
Essentially, you can't switch to a virtual terminal that hasn't been activated. Sending data to the VT will activate it, and you'll be able to switch to that VT. (1-6 are activated at boot as set in /etc/inittab.) See also man pages for chvt(1) and openvt(1). I do much the same thing with my logs, but I filter them through a script that adds ANSI color to the output, which adds value both aesthetic (it looks cool) and practical (easy to spot unusual occurances). I use the colorize script; there are others. - Aaron -- Aaron Hall : Mac OS X: Because making Unix user-friendly was [EMAIL PROTECTED] : easier than debugging Windows. (Go Apple!) Macintosh/UNIX Weenie, Network Flack, and...eh, whatever.
