Skip to content

Commit

Permalink
services/logging: add warning about other active syslogs
Browse files Browse the repository at this point in the history
This is the only information from socklog-void's INSTALL.msg that's
still missing from this page.

Since we are here, tweak language a bit.
  • Loading branch information
ericonr committed May 9, 2021
1 parent 84e256c commit 65fe7f5
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 3 deletions.
7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions src/config/services/logging.md
Expand Up @@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ implementations available in the Void repositories.

[socklog(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/socklog.8) is a syslog implementation
from the author of [runit(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/runit.8). Use socklog if
you're not sure which syslog implementation to use. To use it, install the
`socklog-void` package, and enable the `socklog-unix` and `nanoklogd` services.
you're not sure which syslog implementation to use. To enable it, install the
`socklog-void` package and enable the `socklog-unix` and `nanoklogd` services.
Ensure no other syslog daemon is running.

The logs are saved in sub-directories of `/var/log/socklog/`, and `svlogtail`
can be used to help access them conveniently.
can be used to access them conveniently.

The ability to read logs is limited to `root` and users who are part of the
`socklog` group.
Expand Down

0 comments on commit 65fe7f5

Please sign in to comment.