Subj : Where does log() write in Linux?
To   : Kirkman
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Apr 22 2014 11:43 pm

  Re: Where does log() write in Linux?
  By: Kirkman to All on Sun Apr 20 2014 10:53 pm

 > Hi guys,
 >
 > I am working on another little door game, and I wanted to use log() to help
 > me debug it. But I can't figure out what file log() writes to. None of the
 > logs I have checked (error.log, node.log, etc) have the data from my door.
 >
 > My BBS is running under debian linux. Is the log file a linux file, or is
 > it a synchronet file?

If you're running 'sbbs' interactively, then it's going to log to your console. 
If you're running 'sbbs' daemonized, then it's going to log to syslog. See 
http://wiki.synchro.net/config:nix and http://wiki.synchro.net/monitor:syslog 
for details.

                                            digital man

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