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Chapter 20 Configuring System Message Logging
Configuring System Message Logging
Configuring System Message Logging
These sections describe how to configure system message logging:
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System Log Message Format
System log messages can contain up to 80 characters and a percent sign (%), which follows the optional
sequence number or timestamp information, if configured. Messages appear in this format:
sequence number or timestamp information, if configured. Messages appear in this format:
seq no:timestamp: %facility-severity-MNEMONIC:description
The part of the message preceding the percent sign depends on the setting of the service
sequence-numbers, service timestamps log datetime, service timestamps log datetime [localtime]
[msec] [show-timezone], or service timestamps log uptime global configuration command.
sequence-numbers, service timestamps log datetime, service timestamps log datetime [localtime]
[msec] [show-timezone], or service timestamps log uptime global configuration command.
describes the elements of syslog messages.
Table 20-1
System Log Message Elements
Element
Description
seq no:
Stamps log messages with a sequence number only if the service sequence-numbers global
configuration command is configured.
configuration command is configured.
For more information, see the
.
timestamp formats:
mm/dd hh:mm:ss
or
hh:mm:ss (short uptime)
or
d h (long uptime)
Date and time of the message or event. This information appears only if the service timestamps
log [datetime | log] global configuration command is configured.
log [datetime | log] global configuration command is configured.
For more information, see the
.
facility
The facility to which the message refers (for example, SNMP, SYS, and so forth). For a list of
supported facilities, see
supported facilities, see
.
severity
Single-digit code from 0 to 7 that is the severity of the message. For a description of the severity
levels, see
levels, see