Name

elcsd − error logging daemon

Syntax

/etc/elcsd

Description

The elcsd daemon logs hardware and system-related error packets, or error messages, from the kernel errorlog buffer to the file syserr.<hostname>.  Hostname is the name of the local system.  At system startup, the elcsd daemon is invoked out of /etc/rc. For further information, see rc(.). The elcsd daemon must be running whenever the system is in multiuser mode.

To invoke the elcsd daemon in single-user mode, use the command with the −s option. 

You can configure the elcsd daemon to log error packets locally from a remote ULTRIX host, or you can configure the elcsd daemon to send local error packets to a remote system.  Do this by changing the entries in the elcsd.conf file.  For further information, see elcsd.conf(.). The daemon uses an internet datagram socket to log information across systems.

Parameters related to elcsd, such as the desired location for the errorlog file or files, as well as instructions for local and remote logging, can be specified in the error logging configuration file, /etc/elcsd.conf. For further information, see elcsd.conf(.).

Restrictions

You must have superuser privileges to invoke the elcsd daemon.

Diagnostics

The elcsd daemon logs general status and error messages to /usr/adm/elcsdlog in multiuser mode.  This file is purged whenever the daemon is restarted.

Files

/etc/elcsd.conf
/usr/adm/elcsdlog

See Also

elcsd.conf(5), eli(8), rc(8), uerf(8)
Guide to the Error Logger