Emiel Kollof wrote: > * Poul-Henning Kamp ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > I have always hated the three lines in /etc/syslog.conf which spams > > root with far too many and far too irrellevant syslog messages, in > > some cases even with several copies of them. > > Amen to that. You got my vote. Usually when I set up a FreeBSD box, it's > the first thing I turn off. I say commit it.
Likewise, it's the first thing I turn off, as well as the *.emerg line that broadcasts to all users. Note however that having syslogd whine to root logins is kind of a discouragement to actually log in as root, and rather have people log in and 'su' instead. But even then, it's I would rather see it dead. :-) Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message