initlog - Unix, Linux Command

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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.

FILES

/etc/initlog.conf

SEE ALSO

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