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diff --git a/sysklogd/Config.in b/sysklogd/Config.in index 4312a05..0664be0 100644 --- a/sysklogd/Config.in +++ b/sysklogd/Config.in @@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ config SYSLOGD default n help The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the - significant events that occur on a system. Every + significant events that occur on a system. Every message that is logged records the date and time of the event, and will generally also record the name of the - application that generated the message. When used in + application that generated the message. When used in conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel - can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, + can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, especially for finding what happened when something goes - wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if + wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if you wait long enough.... config FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ config FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG help When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can be used to send system log messages to another system - connected via a network. This allows the remote + connected via a network. This allows the remote machine to log all the system messages, which can be terribly useful for reducing the number of serial - cables you use. It can also be a very good security + cables you use. It can also be a very good security measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with by an intruder. @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ config FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will use a circular buffer to record system log messages. When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite - the oldest messages. This can be very useful for + the oldest messages. This can be very useful for systems with little or no permanent storage, since otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your entire filesystem, which may cause your system to @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ config LOGREAD depends on FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG help If you enabled Circular Buffer support, you almost - certainly want to enable this feature as well. This + certainly want to enable this feature as well. This utility will allow you to read the messages that are stored in the syslogd circular buffer. @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ config KLOGD help klogd is a utility which intercepts and logs all messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages - out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If + out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel, you should enable this option. @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ config LOGGER help The logger utility allows you to send arbitrary text messages to the system log (i.e. the 'syslogd' utility) so - they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate + they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate problems that occur within programs and scripts. endmenu |