namespace Unix

The main unix namespace, it provides a standard unix system interface

namespace contents Classes SyslogStream - This is Stream returned by Unix.openlog( ). Do not create instances of this class directly. Functions openlog(string,number,number) - Open a connection to syslog facility Variables LOG_AUTHPRIV - Authorisation/security log facility LOG_CONS - Log to the system console if unable to write to syslog LOG_CRON - Cron daemon log facility LOG_DAEMON - Daemon log facility LOG_FTP - FTP server log facility LOG_KERN - Kernel log facility LOG_LOCAL0 - Local log facility 0 LOG_LPR - Line printer subsystem log facility LOG_MAIL - Mail system log facility LOG_NDELAY - Open the syslog connection immediately LOG_NEWS - News server log facility LOG_PERROR - Log to stderr as well as to the system log LOG_PID - Include process ID with log messages LOG_SYSLOG - Internal Syslog log facility LOG_USER - User level log facility LOG_UUCP - UUCP subsystem log facility

Functions

function openlog Open a connection to syslog facility Declaration:     function openlog( string ident, number option, number facility ) Parameters:     Parameter #1: string ident - String that will be added to each message, usually the program name     Parameter #2: number option - Options is an OR of the following: Unix.LOG_CONS, Unix.LOG_PID, Unix.LOG_NDELAY, Unix.LOG_PERROR     Parameter #3: number facility - Describes what facility is logging. It can be any one of: Unix.LOG_KERN, Unix.LOG_USER, Unix.LOG_MAIL, Unix.LOG_DAEMON, Unix.LOG_SYSLOG, Unix.LOG_LPR, Unix.LOG_NEWS, Unix.LOG_UUCP, Unix.LOG_CRON, Unix.LOG_AUTHPRIV, Unix.LOG_FTP, or Unix.LOG_LOCAL0 to Unix.LOG_LOCAL7.

Variables

number LOG_AUTHPRIV Authorisation/security log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they are concerning authorisation of users or general security issues.

number LOG_CONS Log to the system console if unable to write to syslog Description: Using this flag with openlog() causes log messages to be written to the system console if it is unable to write them to the system logger.

number LOG_CRON Cron daemon log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they are from the Cron daemon. Not recommended unless you are reimplementing the cron daemon in Ferite.

number LOG_DAEMON Daemon log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they come from any daemon which doesn't have a more specific facility number that it can use.

number LOG_FTP FTP server log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they are from the FTP server.

number LOG_KERN Kernel log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they come from the system kernel. Not recommended unless you are reimplementing klogd in Ferite.

number LOG_LOCAL0 Local log facility 0 Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they are from the locally chosen facility value number 0. There are seven other locally chosen values available (LOG_LOCAL1 to LOG_LOCAL7).

number LOG_LPR Line printer subsystem log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they are from the line printer subsystem.

number LOG_MAIL Mail system log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they come from the email subsystem.

number LOG_NDELAY Open the syslog connection immediately Description: Using this flag with openlog() causes it to open the connection to the system logger instead of waiting until the first message is written to the log.

number LOG_NEWS News server log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they are from the news server.

number LOG_PERROR Log to stderr as well as to the system log Description: Using this flag with openlog() causes it to send log messages to stderr as well as to the system log.

number LOG_PID Include process ID with log messages Description: Using this flag with openlog() causes the log messages it generates to include the process ID number.

number LOG_SYSLOG Internal Syslog log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they are internal messages from the Syslog system itself. Not recommended unless you are reimplementing the syslog daemon in Ferite.

number LOG_USER User level log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they come from an ordinary user level program (not a daemon- use LOG_DAEMON for that).

number LOG_UUCP UUCP subsystem log facility Description: Specifying this value as the facility in an openlog() call will cause messages to be logged with a facility value indicating that they are from the UUCP subsystem.

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