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Re: [Bigsister-general] configuration question: "msgs" (FAQs)


On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 05:59:03PM -0600, Danny Howard wrote:
> So, for a host I get yellow in msgs:
> "Cannot open the log: /var/log/maillog: Permission denied
> messages looks fine"
> 
> Okay, so maybe I can configure the thing that is checking to not try the
> /var/log/maillog.  Hrmmm.
> 
> Q: How do I tell where this "msgs" column comes from?

Read the CONFIG file, about the syslog test. It is hidden in the
description of the syslog file format

> localhost   syslog dumpdates
> 
> I would guess that it is the syslog tester that is the "msgs" tester
> that complains about the /var/log/maillog?
> 
> Q: How do I know that "syslog" is a health test, and not simply an
> argument to the "dumpdates" health test?

There is no equalsign after syslog

> Okay, so I go to RTFM.  bin/testers lists a bunch of health checks, but
> none of them is syslog OR dumpdates!  Is this some "legacy" check?

Yes, this is an old-style test, so it is not supported by bin/testers

> Q: Is there a way to pass arguments to old-style checker scripts, or
> should I just abandon those fuggers?

In most cases yes, and they are described in the CONFIG file. In this
case you should look into th etc/syslog file

/Niels

-- 
Niels Baggesen - @home - Århus - Denmark - suppressed
The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers   ---   R W Hamming


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