Description of problem: syslog(3) online manual explains LOG_KERN facility level. Current explanation "kernel messages" is not enough. Because some other flavor of Unix syslog man page explains this facility can be generated only by kernel. For example, Sun solaris, LOG_KERN Messages generated by the kernel. These cannot be generated by any user processes. FreeBSD, LOG_KERN Messages generated by the kernel. These cannot be gener- ated by any user processes. So, the RHEL manual need to add the limitation. Request background. A user tried logger -p kern.debug "abc123" and he expected the logger output should route to /var/log/kernel.log file, which was specified by syslog.conf. The acutual result was, the messages goes to /var/log/users log, because the logger output has a user facility. I know this is expected result. But in order to answer this is expected, I need an evidence on the man page. The current man syslog(3) of the RHEL5 is not enough for my purpose.
Communicate with upstream maintainer Michael Krrisk by private e-mail. He wrote to me he will add one line, " These cannot be generated by any user processes." in man-pages-3.14. > Thanks for your report and all the background. > I agree with you, and > have changed things as you suggest for man-pages-3.14. I hope this information help.
Thanks.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-1574.html