Operation Manual – Information CenterH3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 Information Center Configuration1-19Note:Be aware of the following issues while editing the /etc/syslog.conf file:z Comments must be on a separate line and must begin with the # sign.z The selector/action pair must be separated with a tab key, rather than a space.z No redundant spaces are allowed in the file name.z The device name and the accepted severity of the log information specified by the/etc/syslog.conf file must be identical to those configured on the device using theinfo-center loghost or info-center source command; otherwise the loginformation may not be output properly to the log host.Step 3: After the log file information has been created and the /etc/syslog.conf file hasbeen modified, issue the following commands to display the process ID of syslogd,terminate a syslogd process, and restart syslogd using the -r option.# ps -ae | grep syslogd147# kill -9 147# syslogd -r &Note:Ensure that the syslogd process is started with the -r option on a Linux log host.After the above configurations, the system will be able to keep log information in therelated file.1.4.3 Outputting Log Information to the ConsoleI. Network requirementsz Log information with a severity higher than informational will be output to theconsole;z The source modules are ARP and IP.II. Network diagramFigure 1-3 Network diagram for sending log information to the console
