If the apps/systems being monitored are using syslog for logging, then you do not have to restart any other daemon aside from syslog.
-eric --- "Marvin T. Pascual" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Eric, > > On Mon, July 16, 2007 2:45 pm, eric rosel wrote: > > Hi Marvin, > > > > "...logging to a USB flash drive when needed". I > > guess that would depend on when exactly is "when > > needed". Once you define that, you just have to > whip > > up a short script to wait for that event, swap > your > > /etc/syslog.conf with one that specifies logging > to a > > USB flash drive, mount the flash drive, and then > > restart the syslog daemon. Ofcourse it would be > > advisable to make a similar script to switch back > to > > normal logging once the "when not needed" event > > occurs. > > A production system that runs during its peak hours > and suddenly the > systems administrator decided to get logs out from > the running system. I > prefer that no daemon must be restarted as much as > possible with this > mechanism. VoIP related technologies are the major > part of this system. > > Thank you. > > Marvin > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
