03-25-2013
Not quite ...
You will always have e.g. syslog.log:
syslog.log -> the current always a new file ater reboot
OLDsyslog.log -> the previous (always overwritten...)
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picld_log
picld_log(3PICLTREE) PICL Plug-In Library Functions picld_log(3PICLTREE)
NAME
picld_log - log a message in system log
SYNOPSIS
cc [flag ...] file ... -lpicltree [library ...]
#include <picltree.h>
void picld_log(const char *msg);
DESCRIPTION
The picld_log() function logs the message specified in msg to the system log file using syslog(3C). This function is used by the PICL dae-
mon and the plug-in modules to log messages to inform users of any error or warning conditions.
RETURN VALUES
This function does not return a value.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |MT-Safe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
syslog(3C), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 28 Mar 2000 picld_log(3PICLTREE)