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On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 08:27:34AM -0400, Chris Gianelloni wrote: |
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> On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 10:39 +0200, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: |
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> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 10:31:04AM +0200, Jan Kundrát wrote: |
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> > > our documentation [1] lists syslog-ng as the "default" system logger |
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> > > while current profiles uses metalog (except embedded, default-macos/ppc, |
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> > > default-darwin and sparc32). What should be changed, Handbook or profiles? |
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> > I think we should recommend syslog-ng over metalog, both in |
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> > documentation and in profiles, due to the fact that most software, |
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> > howtos and tutorials expect the system log to be located in |
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> > /var/log/messages |
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Most software howtos, and tutorials about init scripts don't apply to |
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_our_ init scripts. |
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Nor do any howtos/tutorials for other pkg formats, apply to _our_ pkg |
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manager. ;) |
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> Agreed. It should be syslog-ng. If nobody objects, I'll change it in |
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> base/virtuals. |
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Objecting, obviously ;) |
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Basically... why? |
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I'm neither advocating being different to be different, nor following |
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others so howtos about their stuff fit to ours. I'm after |
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the underlying reasons why general users should be using syslog-ng over |
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metalog in contrast to the fact we've recommended metalog as long as |
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I've been around. That and I happen to like metalog's layout, |
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strangely enough ;) |
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I'd rather see reasons listed as to why syslog-ng is a superior |
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default for users who (most likely) don't care, then "we lack |
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/var/log/messages" :) |
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~harring |