Thank you everybody! It was just a stupid typo, yes sometimes it's so hard to see what's in front of the screen.... Now the router has correctly started logging in the file.
I also noticed it's still logging in /var/log/messages, is this correct? Thanks On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 4:38 PM, Peter Hessler <phess...@theapt.org> wrote: > The file you were looking at was named > c2821.log. This has a '2' in the name. > c2851.log is the one you referenced in the config file. it has a '5' in > the name. > > That is what Allan and I were refering to. > > If the below was exactly how you created the files, then please restart > syslogd, to ensure it is picked up. > > > On 2017 May 05 (Fri) at 16:30:33 +0200 (+0200), Paolo Aglialoro wrote: > :Sorry Peter, what do '2' or '5' stand for? > :And what does creating a file with '5' mean? > : > :This was my procedure: > : > :# cat "" > c2851.log > :# chown root:wheel c2851.log > :# chmod 644 c2851.log > : > : > :On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Peter Hessler <phess...@theapt.org> > wrote: > : > :> On 2017 May 05 (Fri) at 15:38:36 +0200 (+0200), Paolo Aglialoro wrote: > :> :As written, mtime was due by me recreating the file trying to make > things > :> :work, not by syslog. > :> :As of today, in fact, mtime is still unchanged, while output to > :> :/var/log/messages still flowing from router. > :> : > :> : > :> :On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Allan Streib <astr...@indiana.edu> > wrote: > :> : > :> :> > :> :> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel - 1 May 4 15:43 /var/log/c2821.log > :> :> ^ > :> ^ this is a > :> '2' > :> > :> :> [...] > :> :> > :> :> > local1.debug /var/log/c2851.log > :> ^ this is a > :> '5' > :> :> > :> > :> You need to create the file with 5, then HUP/restart syslogd > :> > :> -- > :> Hardware, n.: > :> The parts of a computer system that can be kicked. > :> > > -- > You will be surprised by a loud noise. > >
