LPI Linux Certification/System Logging

Detailed Objective
Weight: 2

Description: Candidates should be able to configure the syslog daemon. This objective also includes configuring the logging daemon to send log output to a central log server or accept log output as a central log server.


 * Key knowledge area(s):
 * syslog configuration files
 * syslog
 * standard facilities, priorities and actions


 * The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
 * syslog.conf
 * syslogd
 * klogd
 * logger