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Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:41:57 +0100
Author: Steffen Nurpmeso <steffen@sdaoden.eu>
From: Steffen Nurpmeso <steffen@sdaoden.eu>
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btw i have

  # /etc/syslog.conf
  #

  *.emerg                 *
  kern.*                  /var/log/kernel ;rotate=200k:5
  authpriv,auth.info      /var/log/auth   ;rotate=200k:3
  mail.info               /var/log/mail   ;rotate=200k:5
  cron.info               /var/log/cron   ;rotate=200k:3
  *.info;kern,authpriv,auth,mail,cron.none /var/log/messages ;rotate=200k:5
  *.=debug;kern.none      /var/log/debug  ;rotate=200k:3

  include /etc/syslog.d/*.conf

  notify /root/bin/syslog-notify.sh

on my laptop with troglobit's great sysklogd, and

  SYSLOGD_OPTS="-D -S -t -b 5"

in the /etc/conf.d/syslog of AlpineLinux.

--steffen
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