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epylog-modules(5)						Applications/System						 epylog-modules(5)

NAME

       epylog-modules - epylog module cofiguration.

SYNOPSIS

       epylog  uses  pluggable	modules  to  perform  analysis and report on syslog strings. This manpage explains the format of the module config
       files.

modules.d
       Epylog config files are placed in the modules.d directory of the cfgdir specified in epylog.conf. Any file ending in .conf in  that  direc-
       tory is considered a module config file. Most common location for modules.d directory is in /etc/epylog/modules.d.

module.conf
       The name of the config file doesn't carry much meaning, however it MUST end in .conf in order to be recognized as a module config file.

       The config file for each module is separated into two parts: [module] and [conf].

[module]
       desc   The description of the module. It will be shown in the final report.

       exec   This  is	where  the "body" of the module is located. Most modules that come with the distribution will be placed in /usr/share/epy-
	      log/modules, but depending on your setup, you may place them elsewhere.

       files  List the logfiles requested by this module in this field. Separate multiple entries by comma. Epylog will handle rotated files,  but
	      you  need to specify the mask appropriately. E.g. the most common logrotate setup will place rotated files in the same directory and
	      add .0, .1, .2, etc to the end of the file. Therefore, a file entry would look like so:
	      /var/log/filename[.#]
	      If you have compression turned on, your entry will look like so:
	      /var/log/filename[.#.gz]
	      Lastly, for advanced configurations, more complex entries may be required. E.g. if your logrotate saves rotated files in a subdirec-
	      tory in /var/log, you can specify it like so:
	      /var/log/[rotate/]filename[.#.gz]
	      This will work, too:
	      /var/log/filename[/var/rotate/filename.#.gz]
	      In any case, "#" will be where the increments will go.

       enabled
	      Can be either "yes" or "no". If "no" is specified, Epylog will completely ignore this module.

       internal
	      Can  be  either "yes" or "no". If "yes", then the module is handled as an internal module, and if "no", then the external module API
	      is used. See doc/modules.txt for more information about the module APIs.

       outhtml
	      Specifies whether the output produced by the module is HTML or not. Can be either "yes" or "no".

       priority
	      An unsigned int. Most commonly a number from 0 to 10. Modules with the lowest number will be considered  the  highest  prioroty  and
	      will be both invoked and presented in the final report before the others.

[conf]
       This  is where per-module configuration directives go. Some modules have these, some don't. Look in the module config file -- the available
       values should be listed and described there.

COMMENTS

       Lines starting with "#" will be considered commented out.

AUTHORS

       Konstantin Ryabitsev <icon@linux.duke.edu>

SEE ALSO

       epylog(8), Epylog(3), epylog.conf(5)

Konstantin Ryabitsev							1.0							 epylog-modules(5)

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depmod.conf(5)							File Formats Manual						    depmod.conf(5)

NAME

       depmod.conf, depmod.ddepmod.d -- Configuration file/directory for depmod

DESCRIPTION

       The  order in which modules are processed by the depmod command can be altered on a global or per-module basis. This is typically useful in
       cases where built-in kernel modules are complemented by custom built versions of the same and the user wishes to  affect  the  priority	of
       processing in order to override the module version supplied by the kernel.

       The  format  of	depmod.conf and files under depmod.d is simple: one command per line, with blank lines and lines starting with '#' ignored
       (useful for adding comments).  A '' at the end of a line causes it to continue on the next line, which makes the file a bit neater.

COMMANDS

       search subdirectory...
		 This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules (or other configured module location) subdirectories will be processed
		 by depmod. Directories are listed in order, with the highest priority given to the first listed directory and the lowest priority
		 given to the last directory listed. The special keyword built-in refers to the standard module directories installed by the  ker-
		 nel.

		 By  default,  depmod  will  give  a  higher priority to a directory with the name updates	using this built-in search string:
		 "updates built-in" but more complex arrangements are possible and are used in several popular distributions.

       override modulename kernelversion modulesubdirectory
		 This command allows you to override which version of a specific module will be used when more than one module	sharing  the  same
		 name  is processed by the depmod command. It is possible to specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.  modulesubdi-
		 rectory is the name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or other module location) where the target module is installed.

		 For example, it is possible to override the priority of an updated test module called kmod by specifying the  following  command:
		 "override  kmod * extra".  This will ensure that any matching module name installed under the extra subdirectory within /lib/mod-
		 ules (or other module location) will take priority over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.

COPYRIGHT

       This manual page Copyright 2006-2010, Jon Masters, Red Hat, Inc.

SEE ALSO

       depmod(8)

																    depmod.conf(5)
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