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1 niro 532 #
2     # For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
3     # see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt.
4     #
5    
6     menu "System Logging Utilities"
7    
8     config SYSLOGD
9     bool "syslogd"
10     default n
11     help
12     The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the
13     significant events that occur on a system. Every
14     message that is logged records the date and time of the
15     event, and will generally also record the name of the
16     application that generated the message. When used in
17     conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel
18     can also be recorded. This is terribly useful,
19     especially for finding what happened when something goes
20     wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if
21     you wait long enough....
22    
23     config FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE
24     bool "Rotate message files"
25     default n
26     depends on SYSLOGD
27     help
28     This enables syslogd to rotate the message files
29     on his own. No need to use an external rotatescript.
30    
31     config FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG
32     bool "Remote Log support"
33     default n
34     depends on SYSLOGD
35     help
36     When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can
37     be used to send system log messages to another system
38     connected via a network. This allows the remote
39     machine to log all the system messages, which can be
40     terribly useful for reducing the number of serial
41     cables you use. It can also be a very good security
42     measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with
43     by an intruder.
44    
45     config FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
46     bool "Circular Buffer support"
47     default n
48     depends on SYSLOGD
49     help
50     When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will
51     use a circular buffer to record system log messages.
52     When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite
53     the oldest messages. This can be very useful for
54     systems with little or no permanent storage, since
55     otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your
56     entire filesystem, which may cause your system to
57     break badly.
58    
59     config FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG_BUFFER_SIZE
60     int " Circular buffer size in Kbytes (minimum 4KB)"
61     default 16
62     depends on FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
63     help
64     This option sets the size of the circular buffer
65     used to record system log messages.
66    
67     config LOGREAD
68     bool "logread"
69     default y
70     depends on FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
71     help
72     If you enabled Circular Buffer support, you almost
73     certainly want to enable this feature as well. This
74     utility will allow you to read the messages that are
75     stored in the syslogd circular buffer.
76    
77     config FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING
78     bool "logread double buffering"
79     default n
80     depends on LOGREAD
81     help
82     'logread' ouput to slow serial terminals can have
83     side effects on syslog because of the semaphore.
84     This option make logread to double buffer copy
85     from circular buffer, minimizing semaphore
86     contention at some minor memory expense.
87    
88     config KLOGD
89     bool "klogd"
90     default n
91     depends on SYSLOGD
92     select FEATURE_SYSLOG
93     help
94     klogd is a utility which intercepts and logs all
95     messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages
96     out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If
97     you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel,
98     you should enable this option.
99    
100     config LOGGER
101     bool "logger"
102     default n
103     select FEATURE_SYSLOG
104     help
105     The logger utility allows you to send arbitrary text
106     messages to the system log (i.e. the 'syslogd' utility) so
107     they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate
108     problems that occur within programs and scripts.
109    
110     endmenu
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