【列表9.9】關于syslog.conf的一個例子。
# /etc/syslog.conf - Configuration file for syslogd(8)
#
# For info about the format of this file, see "man syslog.conf".
#
# print most on ttylO and on the xconsole pipe
#
kern.warn;*.err;authpriv.none /dev/tty10
kern.warn;*.err;authpriv.none|/dev/xconsole
*.emorg *
# enable this, if you want that root is informed
# immediately, e.g. of logins
#*.alert root
# all email-messages in one file
#
mail.*  -/var/log/mail
# all news-messages
#
# these files are rotated and examined by "news.daily"
news.crit  -/var/log/news/news.crit
news.err   -/var/log/news/news.err
news.notice   -/var/log/news/news.notice
# enable this, if you want to keep all news messages
# in one file
#news.*    -/var/log/news.all
# Warnings in one file
#
*.=warn;*.=err    -/var/log/warn
*.crit          /var/log/warn
#
# Debug info
#
*.=debug   /var/log/debug
# save the rest in one file
#
*.*;mail.none;news.none;*.!=debug    -/var/log/messages
# enable this, if you want to keep all messages
# in one file
 #*.*     -/var/log/allmessages
 kern.*    /var/log/firewall