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Outgoing System Message Logging Server Facilities

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All system messages have a logging facility and a level. The logging facility can be thought of as <em class="cEmphasis">where</em> 
and the level can be thought of as <em class="cEmphasis">what</em>. 

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The single system message logging daemon (syslogd) sends the information based on the configured 
<b class="cBold">facility</b> option. If no facility is specified, local7 is the default outgoing facility. 

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The internal facilities are listed in <a href="log02.html#wp1183711">Table&#160;5-1</a> and the outgoing logging facilities are listed in <a href="log06.html#wp1286358">Table&#160;5-3</a>.

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Table&#160;5-3	Outgoing Logging Facilities&#160;

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Facility Keyword

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Description

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    <th><a name="wp1286368"> </a><p class="pCellHeading">
Standard or Cisco MDS Specific

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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1286370"> </a><p class="pBody">
<b class="cBold">auth 
</b>
</p>
</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286372"> </a><p class="pBody">
Authorization system

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286374"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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</td>
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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1286376"> </a><p class="pBody">
<b class="cBold">authpriv
</b>
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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286378"> </a><p class="pBody">
Authorization (private) system

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286380"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1286382"> </a><p class="pBody">
<b class="cBold">cron
</b>
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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286384"> </a><p class="pBody">
Cron or at facility

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    <td><a name="wp1286386"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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<b class="cBold">daemon
</b>
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    <td><a name="wp1286390"> </a><p class="pBody">
System daemons

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286392"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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</td>
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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1286394"> </a><p class="pBody">
<b class="cBold">ftp
</b>
</p>
</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286396"> </a><p class="pBody">
File Transfer Protocol

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286398"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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<b class="cBold">kernel
</b>
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    <td><a name="wp1286402"> </a><p class="pBody">
Kernel

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    <td><a name="wp1286404"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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<b class="cBold">local0 to local7
</b>
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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286408"> </a><p class="pBody">
Locally defined messages

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    <td><a name="wp1286410"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard (local7 is the default)

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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1286412"> </a><p class="pBody">
<b class="cBold">lpr
</b>
</p>
</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286414"> </a><p class="pBody">
Line printer system

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286416"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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<b class="cBold">mail
</b>
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    <td><a name="wp1286420"> </a><p class="pBody">
Mail system

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    <td><a name="wp1286422"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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<b class="cBold">news
</b>
</p>
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    <td><a name="wp1286426"> </a><p class="pBody">
USENET news

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    <td><a name="wp1286428"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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<b class="cBold">syslog
</b>
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    <td><a name="wp1286432"> </a><p class="pBody">
Internal system messages

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    <td><a name="wp1286434"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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<b class="cBold">user
</b>
</p>
</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286438"> </a><p class="pBody">
User process

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286440"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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</td>
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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1286442"> </a><p class="pBody">
<b class="cBold">uucp
</b>
</p>
</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286444"> </a><p class="pBody">
UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1286446"> </a><p class="pBody">
Standard

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