Re: [Sheflug] Wierd entry in /var/log/messages

["Chris J/#6" <nospam [at] nccnet.co.uk>]

> 
>  From `man syslogd`
> 
>    -m interval
>               The syslogd logs a mark timestamp  regularly.   The
>               default interval between two -- MARK -- lines is 20
>               minutes.  This can be  changed  with  this  option.
>               Setting the interval to zero turns it off entirely.
> 

Addenum: they're logged with the facility mark, if you want to control where 
they are logged in syslog.

I find them useful - good debugging aid to see when syslog died or when a 
machine died, and for how long. Beyond that, they don't have much use.

Chris...


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