Management | 57Send System Messages to a Syslog ServerSend system messages to a syslog server by specifying the server with the following command:Configure a Unix System as a Syslog ServerConfigure a UNIX system as a syslog server by adding the following lines to /etc/syslog.conf on the Unixsystem and assigning write permissions to the file.• on a 4.1 BSD UNIX system, add the line: local7.debugging /var/log/force10.log• on a 5.7 SunOS UNIX system, add the line: local7.debugging /var/adm/force10.logIn the lines above, local7 is the logging facility level and debugging is the severity level.Change System Logging SettingsYou can change the default settings of the system logging by changing the severity level and the storagelocation. The default is to log all messages up to debug level, that is, all system messages. By changing theseverity level in the logging commands, you control the number of system messages logged.Task Command Syntax Command ModeSpecify the server to which you want to send systemmessages. You can configure up to eight syslog servers. logging {ip-address |hostname}CONFIGURATIONTask Command Syntax Command ModeSpecify the minimum severity level for logging to thelogging buffer. logging buffered level CONFIGURATIONSpecify the minimum severity level for logging to theconsole.logging console level CONFIGURATIONSpecify the minimum severity level for logging toterminal lines.logging monitor level CONFIGURATIONSpecifying the minimum severity level for logging to asyslog server.logging trap level CONFIGURATIONSpecify the minimum severity level for logging to thesyslog history table.logging history level CONFIGURATION
