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      syslog.h - definitions for system error logging
      
      #include <syslog.h>

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DESCRIPTION

      The  <syslog.h> header shall define the following symbolic constants, zero or more of which may be OR'ed together
      to form the logopt option of openlog():
 
      LOG_PID
             Log the process ID with each message.
 
      LOG_CONS
             Log to the system console on error.
 
      LOG_NDELAY
             Connect to syslog daemon immediately.
 
      LOG_ODELAY
             Delay open until syslog() is called.
 
      LOG_NOWAIT
             Do not wait for child processes.
 
      The following symbolic constants shall be defined as possible values of the facility argument to openlog():
 
      LOG_KERN
             Reserved for message generated by the system.
 
      LOG_USER
             Message generated by a process.
 
      LOG_MAIL
             Reserved for message generated by mail system.
 
      LOG_NEWS
             Reserved for message generated by news system.
 
      LOG_UUCP
             Reserved for message generated by UUCP system.
 
      LOG_DAEMON
             Reserved for message generated by system daemon.
 
      LOG_AUTH
             Reserved for message generated by authorization daemon.
 
      LOG_CRON
             Reserved for message generated by clock daemon.
 
      LOG_LPR
             Reserved for message generated by printer system.
 
      LOG_LOCAL0
             Reserved for local use.
 
      LOG_LOCAL1
             Reserved for local use.
 
      LOG_LOCAL2
             Reserved for local use.
 
      LOG_LOCAL3
             Reserved for local use.
 
      LOG_LOCAL4
             Reserved for local use.
 
      LOG_LOCAL5
             Reserved for local use.
 
      LOG_LOCAL6
             Reserved for local use.
 
      LOG_LOCAL7
             Reserved for local use.
 
      The following shall be declared as macros for constructing the maskpri argument to  setlogmask().  The  following
      macros expand to an expression of type int when the argument pri is an expression of type int:
 
      LOG_MASK(pri)
             A mask for priority pri.
 
      The following constants shall be defined as possible values for the priority argument of syslog():
 
      LOG_EMERG
             A panic condition was reported to all processes.
 
      LOG_ALERT
             A condition that should be corrected immediately.
 
      LOG_CRIT
             A critical condition.
 
      LOG_ERR
             An error message.
 
      LOG_WARNING
             A warning message.
 
      LOG_NOTICE
             A condition requiring special handling.
 
      LOG_INFO
             A general information message.
 
      LOG_DEBUG
             A message useful for debugging programs.
 
      The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be pro-
      vided.
 
             void  closelog(void);
             void  openlog(const char *, int, int);
             int   setlogmask(int);
             void  syslog(int, const char *, ...);
 
      The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE

      None.

RATIONALE

      None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

      None.

RELATED

      The System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, closelog()

COPYRIGHT

      Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003  Edition,  Stan-
      dard  for  Information  Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifica-
      tions Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
      Group.  In  the  event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
      the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The  original  Standard  can  be  obtained
      online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .


IEEE/The Open Group 2003 <syslog.h>(P)

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