> # Outgoing System Message Logging Server Facilities

> All system messages have a logging facility and a level. The logging facility can be thought of as where and the level can be thought of as what.

> The single system message logging daemon (syslogd) sends the information based on the configured facility option. If no facility is specified, local7 is the default outgoing facility.

> The internal facilities are listed in Table 5-1 and the outgoing logging facilities are listed in Table 5-3.

> Table 5-3 Outgoing Logging Facilities
> Facility Keyword | Description | Standard or Cisco MDS Specific
> --- | --- | ---
> auth | Authorization system | Standard
> authpriv | Authorization (private) system | Standard
> cron | Cron or at facility | Standard
> daemon | System daemons | Standard
> ftp | File Transfer Protocol | Standard
> kernel | Kernel | Standard
> local0 to local7 | Locally defined messages | Standard (local7 is the default)
> lpr | Line printer system | Standard
> mail | Mail system | Standard
> news | USENET news | Standard
> syslog | Internal system messages | Standard
> user | User process | Standard
> uucp | UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program | Standard

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