Return-Path: Delivered-To: apache-cvs-archive@hyperreal.org Received: (qmail 8942 invoked by uid 6000); 25 Apr 1998 16:44:34 -0000 Received: (qmail 8936 invoked by alias); 25 Apr 1998 16:44:33 -0000 Delivered-To: apache-1.3-cvs@hyperreal.org Received: (qmail 8934 invoked by uid 168); 25 Apr 1998 16:44:32 -0000 Date: 25 Apr 1998 16:44:32 -0000 Message-ID: <19980425164432.8933.qmail@hyperreal.org> From: rse@hyperreal.org To: apache-1.3-cvs@hyperreal.org Subject: cvs commit: apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod core.html Sender: apache-cvs-owner@apache.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: new-httpd@apache.org rse 98/04/25 09:44:32 Modified: htdocs/manual new_features_1_3.html htdocs/manual/mod core.html Log: Document syslogd-based error logging Submitted by: Lars Eilebrecht Revision Changes Path 1.54 +5 -0 apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3.html Index: new_features_1_3.html =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3.html,v retrieving revision 1.53 retrieving revision 1.54 diff -u -r1.53 -r1.54 --- new_features_1_3.html 1998/04/19 20:10:42 1.53 +++ new_features_1_3.html 1998/04/25 16:44:30 1.54 @@ -336,6 +336,11 @@ real-time splitting of multiple vhosts into separate logs, and asynchronous DNS resolving on the fly. +
  • LogLevel and syslog support
    + Apache now has configurable error + logging levels and supports error + logging via syslogd(8). +
  • ServerRoot relative auth filenames
    Auth filenames for the various authentication modules are now treated as relative to the ServerRoot if they are not full paths. 1.108 +11 -7 apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/core.html Index: core.html =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod/core.html,v retrieving revision 1.107 retrieving revision 1.108 diff -u -r1.107 -r1.108 --- core.html 1998/03/28 20:57:04 1.107 +++ core.html 1998/04/25 16:44:31 1.108 @@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ Syntax: ErrorLog filename
    +>Syntax: ErrorLog filename|syslog
    ServerRoot. If the filename begins with a pipe (|) then it is assumed to be a command to spawn to handle the error log. -

    -Example: -

    ErrorLog /dev/null
    -This effectively turns off error logging.

    +

    Apache 1.3 and above: +Using syslog instead of a filename enables logging via syslogd(8) +if the system supports it. + +

    SECURITY: See the security tips document for details on why your security could be compromised if the directory where logfiles are stored is writable by anyone other than the user that starts the server. +

    See also: LogLevel

    <Files> directive

    @@ -1483,7 +1485,8 @@ >Compatibility: LogLevel is only available in 1.3 or later.

    LogLevel adjusts the verbosity of the messages recorded in the -error logs. The following levels are available, in order of +error logs (see ErrorLog directive). +The following levels are available, in order of decreasing significance:

    @@ -1520,7 +1523,8 @@ of higher significance will be reported as well. E.g., when LogLevel info is specified, then messages with log levels of notice and warn will also be posted. - +

    +Using a level of at least crit is recommended.

    MaxClients directive