Hi Peter,

Logging should not be done directly via halog. Here is the relevant excerpt from the VCS Bundled Agents Guide:

Script entry point logging functions

For script based entry points, use the functions described in this section for message logging purposes.

Note: Symantec recommends that you do not use the halog command in script entry points.

The logging functions are available in the ag_i18n_inc module.
VCSAG_SET_ENVS: See “VCSAG_SET_ENVS” on page 110.
VCSAG_LOG_MSG: See “VCSAG_LOG_MSG” on page 113.
VCSAG_LOGDBG_MSG: See “VCSAG_LOGDBG_MSG” on page 114.
VCSAG_CONSOLE_LOG_MSG: Logs a message to the HAD log file.

Using the functions in scripts

The script-based entry points require a line that specifies the file defining the logging functions. Include the following line exactly once in each script. The line should precede the use of any of the log functions.

■ Shell Script include file
. ${VCS_HOME:-/opt/VRTSvcs}/bin/ag_i18n_inc.sh
■ Perl Script include file
use ag_i18n_inc;

Besides this recommendation the ag_i18n_inc is very convenient to use. See these examples:

VCSAG_LOG_MSG "I" "This is a message from cron";

VCSAG_LOGDBG_MSG 5 "This is a debug message from cron";

I hope this helps.

Regards

Manuel