Module posix.syslog

Control System Log.

Functions

LOG_MASK (priority) Mask bit for given log priority.
closelog () Close system log.
openlog (ident[, option[, facility=`LOG_USER`]]) Open the system logger.
setlogmask (mask) Set log priority mask.
syslog (priority, message) Write to the system logger.

Constants

posix.syslog System logging constants.


Functions

LOG_MASK (priority)
Mask bit for given log priority.

Parameters:

  • priority int one of LOG_EMERG, LOG_ALERT, LOG_CRIT, LOG_WARNING, LOG_NOTICE, LOG_INFO or LOG_DEBUG

Returns:

    int mask bit corresponding to priority

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closelog ()
Close system log.

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openlog (ident[, option[, facility=`LOG_USER`]])
Open the system logger.

Parameters:

  • ident string all messages will start with this
  • option int bitwise OR of zero or more of LOG_CONS, LOG_NDELAY, or LOG_PID (optional)
  • facility int one of LOG_AUTH, LOG_AUTHPRIV, LOG_CRON, LOG_DAEMON, LOG_FTP, LOG_KERN, LOG_LPR, LOG_MAIL, LOG_NEWS, LOG_SECURITY, LOG_SYSLOG, LOG_USER, LOG_UUCP or LOG_LOCAL0 through LOG_LOCAL7 (default `LOG_USER`)

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setlogmask (mask)
Set log priority mask.

Parameters:

Returns:

    int previous mask, if successful

Or

  1. nil
  2. string error message
  3. int errnum

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syslog (priority, message)
Write to the system logger.

Parameters:

  • priority int one of LOG_EMERG, LOG_ALERT, LOG_CRIT, LOG_WARNING, LOG_NOTICE, LOG_INFO or LOG_DEBUG
  • message string log message

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Constants

posix.syslog
System logging constants. Any constants not available in the underlying system will be nil valued.

Fields:

  • LOG_AUTH int security/authorisation messages
  • LOG_AUTHPRIV int private authorisation messages
  • LOG_CONS int write directly to system console
  • LOG_CRON int clock daemon
  • LOG_DAEMON int system daemons
  • LOG_FTP int ftp daemon
  • LOG_KERN int kernel messages
  • LOG_LOCAL0 int reserved for local use
  • LOG_LOCAL1 int reserved for local use
  • LOG_LOCAL2 int reserved for local use
  • LOG_LOCAL3 int reserved for local use
  • LOG_LOCAL4 int reserved for local use
  • LOG_LOCAL5 int reserved for local use
  • LOG_LOCAL6 int reserved for local use
  • LOG_LOCAL7 int reserved for local use
  • LOG_LPR int line printer subsystem
  • LOG_MAIL int mail system
  • LOG_NDELAY int open the connection immediately
  • LOG_NEWS int network news subsystem
  • LOG_PID int include process id with each log message
  • LOG_SYSLOG int messages generated internally by syslogd
  • LOG_USER int random user-level messages
  • LOG_UUCP int unix-to-unix copy subsystem
  • LOG_EMERG int system is unusable
  • LOG_ALERT int action must be taken immediately
  • LOG_CRIT int critical conditions
  • LOG_ERR int error conditions
  • LOG_WARNING int warning conditions
  • LOG_NOTICE int normal but significant conditions
  • LOG_INFO int informational
  • LOG_DEBUG int debug-level messages

Usage:

      -- Print syslog constants supported on this host.
      for name, value in pairs (require "posix.syslog") do
        if type (value) == "number" then
          print (name, value)
         end
      end
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