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syslog(1)


NAME

  syslog - enables and disables printing to the console device, /dev/console,
  by the syslogd daemon.


SYNOPSIS

  syslog [console_on|console_off]


OPERANDS

  The arguments to this command are as follows:

  console_on
      Starts printing to the console by the syslogd daemon.

  console_off
      Stops printing to the console by the syslogd daemon.


DESCRIPTION

  Under certain circumstances you may need to control the volume of
  information messages displayed on the console device. The syslog command
  enables you to control the syslogd daemon's capability to print messages to
  the console device.

  Starting the syslogd daemon with the -s option has the same effect as using
  the following command: syslog console_off

  The information is still logged in a log file, providing that logging is
  enabled on your system.


FILES

  /etc/syslog.conf


SEE ALSO

  Commands:  syslogd(8)

  Functions:  syslog(3)