initlog - Unix, Linux Command

NAME

initlog - log messages and events to the system logger

SYNOPSIS

initlog [-cefnpqrs] [--cmd=ARG] [--event=ARG] [--facility=ARG] [--name=ARG] [--priority=ARG] [--run=ARG] [--string=ARG]

DESCRIPTION

initlog logs messages and events to the system logger. It is mainly designed for use in init scripts. initlog reads a configuration file /etc/initlog.conf by default, to determine its settings. Any line preceded with a # is a comment, and the following configuration directives are recognized:

Tag	Description
facility <logging facility>
	Sets the default logging facility
priority <logging priority>
	Sets the default logging priority
ignore <regexp>
	Messages that match the regular expression will not be logged.
initlog behavior can also be configured by command-line options.
	Note that initlog is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

OPTIONS

Tag

Description

-c, --cmd=[program]

Execute the specified program, logging anything output to stdout or stderr.

-e, --event=[number]

Logs that the specified event happened. Used in conjuction with --name. Currently specified events are:

Tag

Description

Tag	Description
1	the action completed successfully
2	the action failed
3	the action was cancelled at user request
4	the action failed due to the failure of a dependent action

-f, --facility=[facility]

Log at the specified syslog facility. The default is daemon (see syslog(3)).

-n, --name=[string]

Log the event under the specified string, such as "inetd".

-p, --priority=[priority]

Log at the specified syslog priority. The default is notice (see syslog(3)).

-q

Do not print the program’s output, unless it exits with a non-zero exit code.

-r, --run=[program]

Execute the specified program, with an open file descriptor so that the program can pass back commands to initlog.

-s, --string=[string]

Log the specified string to the logger.

--conf=[file]

Specifies an alternate configuration file.

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