Re: [gentoo-embedded] Is a Logger needed for an embedded sys?

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 11:17 +0200, Natanael Copa wrote:
> Ow Mun Heng wrote:
>
> >Just wondering if anyone here has any pro/cons in using a system logger
> >such as metalog or syslog/ng on an embedded system.
> >
> >
>
> Something goes wrong, and you ask: what happened?
> Something goes right and you ask: What happened?
>
> The logs tell you.

Yep.. That's the obvious One I was talking about.

> Syslog has also a remote function. You can send the logs to a remote server.

Didn't think of that capability of syslog. This would be good. 1 central
mysql loghost.

> Some paranoid people send the logs to a line printer. (impossible to
> erase remotely)

Interestingly Paranoid. I like it!! :-)

> >
>
> Busybox has an integrated syslog. Its small and normally good enough
> (you don't need to install metalog)

Didn't know busybox has an integrated logger.(Even though it's stated
in /etc/inittab DUH!) Guess it's really minimal since it doesn't even
use syslog.conf. 

I guess it need the -R flag to send the logs to a remote host.
-R HOST[:PORT]  Log to IP or hostname on PORT (default PORT=514/UDP)

>
> Somekind of logratating make you save space. I dont know if that goes
> automatically in busybox or if you need to ron logrotate from a cronjob.

Well, with the point of embedded being saving on writes, don't think
saving space is the main issue. But Thanks for all your insights

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