13.6. Other Operating Systems

Almost all versions of UNIX use syslog to control the destinations that log messages are written to, so the System Logs module is available on most operating systems. It has similar capabilities on all systems, so the user interface is generally the same. However, there are some differences, as explained below:

Sun Solaris, Apple MacOS X, HP/UX, SCO UNIXWare, SCO OpenServer, and IBM AIX

• On Solaris, the first time you use the module, Webmin may ask if you want to convert syslog.conf from M4 format. Unless you have made manual changes that use M4 macros, this is safe to do.

• Logging to named pipes is not supported.

• There is no option to sync after each write to a log file.

• When selecting the priorities of messages to write to a log, the At or above, Exactly, Below, and All except range types are not available. Instead, all messages with priorities at or above the one you select will be logged.

FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD

• On FreeBSD, logging to named pipes is not supported.

• On OpenBSD and NetBSD, logs can be sent directly to the input of a command instead of to a named pipe.

• There is no option to sync after each write to a log file.

• When selecting the priorities of messages to write to a log, the At or above, Exactly, Below, and All except range types are replaced with >=, =, <, <>, which have similar meanings.

• Each log destination can be associated with a program, set using the optional Only for program field. If set, only log messages from the entered server or daemon will be written to this log file.

SGI Irix

• Logging to named pipes is not supported. Instead, logs can be sent directly to the input of a command.

• There is no option to sync after each write to a log file.

• Logs can be written to a UNIX domain socket file.

• When selecting the priorities of messages to write to a log, the At or above, Exactly, Below, and All except range types are not available. Instead, all message with priorities at or above the one you select will be logged.

If your operating system is not on the list above, then it is not supported by the System Logs module.