Syslogdfacility – Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual
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syslogdFacility
Sets or displays the syslog facility.
SYNOPSIS
syslogdFacility [-l level]
DESCRIPTION
Use this command to set the syslog facility to a specified log file, or use this command without operands
to display the current syslog facility. The syslog daemon (syslogd) reads and forwards system messages
to the log file specified by this command. You must configure the servers to receive system messages by
adding them with the syslogdIpAdd command.
NOTES
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
OPERANDS
This command has the following operands:
-l level
Specifies the syslog facility. Valid levels are 0 through 7. The default is 7. This
operand is optional; if omitted, the current facility is displayed.
0
LOG_LOCAL0
1
LOG_LOCAL1
2
LOG_LOCAL2
3
LOG_LOCAL3
4
LOG_LOCAL4
5
LOG_LOCAL5
6
LOG_LOCAL6
7
LOG_LOCAL7 (default)
EXAMPLES
To set the syslog facility to LOG_LOCAL1:
switch:admin> syslogdfacility -l 1
Syslog facility changed to LOG_LOCAL1
To display the current setting:
switch:admin> syslogdfacility
LOG_LOCAL1
SEE ALSO
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