SYSLOG  Copyright (c) 1996  Allegro Consultants, Inc.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                    
          SYSLOG  = MPE/iX System Logging Control                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                    
SYSLOG allows you to control the system logging settings.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                    
The INFO command will show you global information about logging,                                                                    
and the SHOW command will list the current setting for all of the                                                                   
system logging options.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
You can turn various logging options on or off with the ON and                                                                      
OFF commands.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                    
NOTE: the effect is immediate.  You do not need to reboot to have                                                                   
the option setting take effect!                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
Note: the effect is limited for this bootup.  When you reboot                                                                       
MPE/iX, the default logging options are taken from the system                                                                       
configuration files.  You can change those defaults by using                                                                        
:SYSGEN's LOG SL command.                                                                                                           
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Commands:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                    
   DUMP     Dumps simple list of "ON" logging option bits.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
   Exit     Terminates SYSLOG.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                    
   Help     Displays this information.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                    
   INFO     Shows global information about logging.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
   NEXTLOG [log#]                                                                                                                   
            If log# is omitted, reports the current and next                                                                        
            logfile number.  If log# is specified, then SYSLOG                                                                      
            tells the logging system to use log# as the next                                                                        
            logfile number.  Note: this does not affect the                                                                         
            next NMLG logfile number.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                    
   NMLG [nmlg#]                                                                                                                     
            If nmlg# is omitted, reports the current and next                                                                       
            nmlg number.  If nmlg# is specified, then SYSLOG                                                                        
            tells the network logging system to use nmlg# as the                                                                    
            next nmlg number.  Note: this does not affect the                                                                       
            next LOG#### logfile number.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
   NMTRACE [nmtrace#]                                                                                                               
            If nmtrace# is omitted, reports the current and next                                                                    
            nmtrace number.  If nmtrace# is specified, then SYSLOG                                                                  
            tells the network logging system to use nmtrace# as the                                                                 
            next nmtrace number.  Note: this does not affect the                                                                    
            next LOG#### logfile number or the next NMLG number.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
   OFF      Lists logging options that are OFF.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
   ON       Lists logging options that are ON.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                    
   NOPRIV [READ]                                                                                                                    
   PRIV [READ]                                                                                                                      
            Controls whether or not SYSLOG uses privileged mode                                                                     
            to read system logging information.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
   PURGELOGS                                                                                                                        
            Tells SYSLOG to purge LOG####.PUB.SYS and                                                                               
            NMLG####.PUB.SYS.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                    
   RESTORE  Tells SYSLOG to restore the logging options to                                                                          
            the values that were in effect when SYSLOG started.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
   RESUMELOG                                                                                                                        
            Tells SYSLOG to do a :RESUMELOG command, and                                                                            
            wait for a bit to see if it worked.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
   RESET loggingoption                                                                                                              
   SET loggingoption                                                                                                                
            SET turns ON the specified logging options,                                                                             
            RESET turns them OFF.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                    
            All logging options with matching names are affected.                                                                   
            For example, to turn on all FILE_ options, do:                                                                          
               SET file_                                                                                                            
            An "@" may be used to refer to all logging options.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
   Show [loggingoption]                                                                                                             
            Lists the values of the specified options                                                                               
            Note: SHOW by itself is treated as SHOW ALL                                                                             
            You can see all of the logging options that begin                                                                       
            with "file" by doing: SHOW FILE                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                    
   SWITCHLOG                                                                                                                        
            Issues a :SWITCHLOG command.                                                                                            
            Note: you must have OP capability for this command.                                                                     
            Note: this does not affect NMLG logfiles.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                    
   SYSLOG  [ENABLE] [DISABLE]                                                                                                       
            Attempts to enable or disable system logging.                                                                           
            Note: it does this simply by setting/resetting a                                                                        
            flag in the system logging globals...no other                                                                           
            action is taken.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                    
   CLEARREDO                                                                                                                        
   DO      [prefix | redo#]                                                                                                         
   LISTREDO                                                                                                                         
   REDO    [prefix | redo#]                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                    
The only SYSLOG command that affects NMLG#### files is PURGELOGS.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                    
All logging options have associated integer values.  Most are in the                                                                
range 100..163.  A few are in the range 200..263.  Because those that                                                               
are of the form 2xx have no 1xx version, SYSLOG will let you                                                                        
enter 2xx numbers and will silently treat them as 1xx numbers.                                                                      
(This is what MPE/iX does internally.)                                                                                              

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