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46 .TH SYSLOG.H 3HEAD "Sep 10, 2003"
48 syslog.h, syslog \- definitions for system error logging
52 #include <\fBsyslog.h\fR>
58 The <\fBsyslog.h\fR> header defines the following symbolic constants, zero or
59 more of which can be OR'ed together to form the \fBlogopt\fR option of
67 Log the process ID with each message.
76 Log to the system console on error.
82 \fB\fBLOG_NDELAY\fR\fR
85 Connect to syslog daemon immediately.
91 \fB\fBLOG_ODELAY\fR\fR
94 Delay open until \fBsyslog()\fR is called.
100 \fB\fBLOG_NOWAIT\fR\fR
103 Do not wait for child processes.
108 The following symbolic constants are defined as possible values of the
109 \fIfacility\fR argument to \fBopenlog()\fR:
116 reserved for message generated by the system
125 message generated by a process
134 reserved for message generated by mail system
143 reserved for message generated by news system
152 reserved for message generated by UUCP system
158 \fB\fBLOG_DAEMON\fR\fR
161 reserved for message generated by system daemon
170 reserved for message generated by authorization daemon
179 reserved for message generated by clock daemon
188 reserved for message generated by printer system
194 \fB\fBLOG_LOCAL0\fR\fR
197 reserved for local use
203 \fB\fBLOG_LOCAL1\fR\fR
206 reserved for local use
212 \fB\fBLOG_LOCAL2\fR\fR
215 reserved for local use
221 \fB\fBLOG_LOCAL3\fR\fR
224 reserved for local use
230 \fB\fBLOG_LOCAL4\fR\fR
233 reserved for local use
239 \fB\fBLOG_LOCAL5\fR\fR
242 reserved for local use
248 \fB\fBLOG_LOCAL6\fR\fR
251 reserved for local use
257 \fB\fBLOG_LOCAL7\fR\fR
260 reserved for local use
265 The following is declared as a macro for constructing the \fImaskpri\fR
266 argument to \fBsetlogmask()\fR. The following macro expands to an expression of
267 type \fBint\fR when the argument \fIpri\fR is an expre ssion of type \fBint\fR:
271 \fB\fBLOG_MASK(\fR\fIpri\fR\fB)\fR\fR
274 a mask for priority \fIpri\fR
279 The following constants are defined as possible values for the \fIpriority\fR
280 argument of \fBsyslog()\fR:
284 \fB\fBLOG_EMERG\fR\fR
287 A panic condition was reported to all processes.
293 \fB\fBLOG_ALERT\fR\fR
296 A condition that should be corrected immediately.
305 A critical condition.
320 \fB\fBLOG_WARNING\fR\fR
329 \fB\fBLOG_NOTICE\fR\fR
332 A condition requiring special handling.
341 A general information message.
347 \fB\fBLOG_DEBUG\fR\fR
350 A message useful for debugging programs.
356 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
364 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
366 Interface Stability Standard
372 \fBsyslog\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)