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 ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&opÌk _______________________________________________ Bigsister-general mailing list suppressed https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bigsister-general
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