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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-1.) READ the README.linux file and the accompanying man pages. It will
- save you some frustration.
+1.) READ the README.linux file and the accompanying man pages (so it exists ;)).
+ It will save you some frustration. Be sure to review syslogd.conf.sample
+ it currently is the only place that contains information about the new
+ syslogd.conf format!
2.) Edit the Makefile for your installation. NOTE that if you have not
carried out step 1 you may make choices which could render your
@@ -18,20 +20,21 @@
influenced by the choice of conformance with the FSSTND or site
preferences.
-4.) For proper functioning both of these utilities are best run as root.
- This is probably not much of a problem since they will probably be
+4.) For proper functioning the daemon is best run as root.
+ This is probably not much of a problem since it will probably be
started either by init or as part of the rc.* startup process. There
- may be security concerns with running syslogd as root. Please repeat
+ may be security concerns with running it as root. Please repeat
step 1 if you are unsure of why this may be the case.
-5.) If kernel address to symbol translation is desired there is the
- possibility that a new kernel will need to be compiled. The patches
- to delimit kernel addresses requiring translation were added to
- kernel 1.3.43. If this kernel or a newer kernel is used there is
- no need to modify the kernel sources.
-
- If a kernel earlier than this is used the kernel sources will have to
- be patched. The patch to delimit addresses for translation is included
- with the sysklogd sources. The necessary modifications are quite
- generic and should require little modification over a wide range of
- kernel sources.
+5.) YOU NEED TO DECIDE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THE STANDARD SYSLOGD OR NOT!
+ The is important as it influences the names used. If you call
+ make install
+ it will install this program under the name of rsyslogd. If you call it with
+ make install-replace
+ it will replace the existing syslogd, but save the former one under the name
+ of syslogd-previous. If you run install-replace multiple times, your
+ syslogd-previous will be OVERWRITTEN!
+ In either case, the system startup files will not be touched. If you use
+ install-replace, everthing should work as always, but if it doesn't, you've
+ probably discovered a beta bug ;) In any case, to use the new features, you
+ need to update you syslogd.conf.