syslog

Syntax

Hierarchy Level

Release Information

Statement introduced in JUNOS Release 9.2.

Description

Enable PIC system logging to record or view system log messages on a specific PIC, The system log information is passed to the kernel for logging in the /var/log/messages directory.

Options

facility—Group of messages that are either generated by the same software process or concern a similar condition or activity. Possible values:

• pfe
• external

severity—Classification of effect on functioning. Possible values are the same as for the native JUNOS software. For more information about severity, see Specifying the Facility and Severity of Messages to Include in the Log. Possible values include the following:

• any—Include all severity levels.
• none—Disable logging of the associated facility to a destination.
• emergency—System panic or other condition that causes the routing platform to stop functioning.
• alert—Conditions that require immediate correction, such as a corrupted system database.
• critical—Critical conditions, such as hard errors.
• error—Error conditions that generally have less serious consequences than errors in the emergency, alert, and critical levels.
• warning—Conditions that warrant monitoring.
• notice—Conditions that are not errors but might warrant special handling.
• info—Events or nonerror conditions of interest.

Usage Guidelines

Configuring the MultiServices PIC.

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.

system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Related Topics

extension-provider

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