[syslog-ng] [bazsi@blurp.balabit.hu: Fwd: Re: Solaris and syslogd]

[Balazs Scheidler]

Hi,

Good news. The problem with sun-doors are solved:

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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:48:14 +0200
From: Balazs Scheidler <bazsi@blurp.balabit.hu>
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Subject: Fwd: Re: Solaris and syslogd

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From: Casper.Dik@Holland.Sun.Com (Casper H.S. Dik - Network Security Engineer)
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Subject: Re: Solaris and syslogd
Date: 15 Jun 1999 07:46:58 GMT
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bazsi@blurp.balabit.hu (Balazs Scheidler) writes:

>I am writing a portable syslogd replacement, and I have a small problem with 
>Solaris. I hope someone can help me out.

>So, the facts I know: Solaris uses the new multithreaded door mechanism to
>send messages from client programs to the syslogd server. The used door is 
>called /etc/.syslog_door. 


No, it doesn't.  It uses the msglog device to sendmessages.

The syslog door is used to confirm that syslogd is still running.

Casper
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