To configure syslog.conf file for syslog facility settings

1. Browse to /etc/syslog.conf and open the file.

2. Do any of the following:

   To add facility, log level, and log file location	Type the facility name followed by a period and the log level. Then press TAB and type the file name. Facilityname.level TAB filename For example, mail.notice /var/log/maillog
   To log the messages for all the facilities for desired level	Type an asterisk and a period (*.) before the log level. Then press TAB and type the file name. *.level TAB filename For example, *.debug filename
   To log messages of all levels that the facility generates	Type the facility name followed by a period and an asterisk (.*). Then press TAB and type the file name. Facilityname.* TAB filename For example, kern.* filename
   To stop all logs from being written to log files simultaneously	Type the facility name followed by a period and the log level. Then press TAB and type a hyphen (-) before the log path. For example, mail.notice - /var/log/maillog

3. Save the syslog.conf file.

4. To restart the syslogd daemon to reread the configuration file, type one of the following in the command line:

   Linux and Solaris 8.x/9.x	/etc/init.d/syslog restart
   Solaris 10	svcadm refresh svc:/system/system-log:default