From: Adams Kevin J (kevin.adams@PHS.COM)
Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 14:08:19 EST
This is from a previous post:
Logging Maintenance Activities
The errlogger command allows the system administrator to record messages in
the error log. Whenever you perform a maintenance activity, such as clearing
entries from the error log, replacing hardware, or applying a software fix,
it is a good idea to record this activity in the system error log.
Redirecting syslog Messages to Error Log
Some applications use syslog for logging errors and other events. Some
administrators find it desirable to be able to list error log messages and
syslog messages in a single report. This can be accomplished by redirecting
the syslog messages to the error log. You can do this by specifying errlog
as the destination in the syslog configuration file (/etc/syslog.conf). See
the syslogd daemon for more information.
Directing Error Log Messages to Syslog
You can log error log events in the syslog file by using the logger command
with the concurrent error notification capabilities of error log. For
example, to log system messages (syslog), add an errnotify object with the
following contents:
errnotify:
en_name = "syslog1"
en_persistenceflg = 1
en_method = "logger Msg from Error Log: `errpt -l $1 | grep -v
'ERROR_ID TIMESTAMP'`"
For example, create a file called /tmp/syslog.add with these contents, then
run the command odmadd /tmp/syslog.add (you must be logged in as root to do
this).
You can use the errlogger command to verify your setup.
Kevin Adams
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Lane [mailto:JLane@TORONTOHYDRO.COM]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:56 AM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: [aix-l] montoring AIX error log on multiple servers.
Hi, All
does anybody have a better, easier, more effective way of
monitoring the error logs on a bunch of AIX servers besides
logging onto each one of them and running errpt over and
over again. this is tedious and a bit prone to error by omission.
I have my /etc/syslog.conf set up to forward syslog data to
my local workstation where I can get a one-stop shopping
view of things. I'm wondering if there's something similar
I could be doing with error log data.
TIA
Jim Lane
Sr. Technical Consultant
Network Services
Toronto Hydro
office: (416)-542-2820
cell: (416)-896-8576
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