Hi Leslie!
Is the nmslog file already existing in the directory?
Syslog doesn't create automatically the log file, but wants the file already
present.
If it's the case, try to "touch nmslog" and refresh syslogd.
If this is an obvious suggestion you already knew...this were my two cents!
Bye, Paolo
-----Original Message-----
> From: Leslie Clark [mailto:lclark@US.IBM.COM]
>Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:44 PM
>To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
>Subject: AIX 4.3.2 syslog.conf and cisco logging
>
>
>I'm stuck, and I'm sure someone out there knows what I'm doing wrong.
>If not, I'll call AIX support and ask the dumb question.
>
>There is an 4.1 system with old netview & ciscoworks on it. It got a new
>address and I used the old address on a brand new box, AIX 4.3.2, latest
>recommended maintenance. Routers were logging to the old box. Now
>they should log to the new box using the syslog facility. I added the
>record
>'local7.info /var/log/nmslog' to syslog.conf and did a refresh -s
>syslogd.
>The directory exists (I created it), but nothing is showing up. Is there
>something
>else I had to do? No one here remembers how they got it working on the old
>box
>but I believe it was actually set up by the install of Ciscoworks V3.
>
>Suggestions welcome...
>
>Cordially,
>
>Leslie A. Clark
>IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
>Detroit
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