IBM AIX Continuous Availability Features - IBM Redbooks

2.3.14 syslog
To display the boot log, use the following command:
alog -t boot -o | more
Alternatively, you can use the SMIT fastpath smitty alog menu shown in Example 2-3.
Example 2-3 SMIT alog menu
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Alog
Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.
Show an Alog File
Change / Show Characteristics of an Alog File
F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel F8=Image
F9=Shell F10=Exit Enter=Do
Example 2-4 shows a list of available alog files, located in /var/adm/ras/.
Example 2-4 List of available alog files
Show an Alog File
Type or select a value for the entry field.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[Entry Fields]
* +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Alog TYPE |
| |
| Move cursor to desired item and press Enter. |
| |
| boot |
| bosinst |
| nim |
| console |
| cfg |
| lvmcfg |
| lvmt |
| dumpsymp |
| |
| F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel |
F1| F8=Image F10=Exit Enter=Do |
F5| /=Find n=Find Next |
F9+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The syslogd daemon logs the system messages from different software components (kernel,
daemon processes, and system applications). This daemon uses a configuration file to
determine where to send a system message, depending on the message's priority level and
the facility that generated it. By default, syslogd reads the default configuration file
/etc/syslog.conf, but by using the -f flag when starting syslogd, you can specify an alternate