Subject: Re: redirecting system messages
To: None <jon@jons.dotnet.com>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/11/2002 17:50:39
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 jon@jons.dotnet.com wrote:

> My netbsd box shows lots of different messages and, although useful, I
> don't really need to see them on ALL terminals.

Have a look at your syslogd configuration at /etc/syslog.conf.

There is also a manual page for "syslog.conf".

Look at entries that go to /dev/console for example.

> The best solution would be if I could redirect the messages to my old line
> printer.

Try using /dev/lpt0 (or your printer) as the action.

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://www.reedmedia.net/