strerr

 

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 Maintenance Commands                                   strerr(1M)
 
 
 


NAME
      strerr - STREAMS error logger daemon
 


SYNOPSIS
      strerr
 


DESCRIPTION
      strerr receives error log  messages  from  the  STREAMS  log
      driver  (see  log(7D))  and  appends them to a log file. The
      resultant  error  log  files   reside   in   the   directory
      /var/adm/streams, and are named error.mm-dd, where mm is the
      month and dd is the day of the messages  contained  in  each
      log file.
 
      The format of an error log message is:
 
      <seq> <time> <ticks> <flags> <mid> <sid> <text>
 
      <seq> error sequence number
 
      <time>
            time of message in hh:mm:ss
 
      <ticks>
            time of message in machine ticks since  boot  priority
            level
 
      <flags>
            T : the message was also sent to a tracing process F :
            indicates  a  fatal  error N : send mail to the system
            administrator (hardcoded as root)
 
      <mid> module  ID number of source
 
      <sid> sub-ID number of source
 
      <text>
            formatted text of the error message
 
      Messages that appear in the error log are intended to report
      exceptional  conditions  that  require  the attention of the
      system administrator.   Those messages  which  indicate  the
      total  failure of a STREAMS driver or module should have the
      F flag set. Those messages requiring the immediate attention
      of  the administrator will have the N flag set, which causes
      the error logger to send the message to the system  adminis-
      trator using mail. The priority level usually has no meaning
      in the error log but will have meaning  if  the  message  is
      also sent to a tracer process.
 
      Once initiated, strerr continues to execute until terminated
      by the user. It is commonly executed asynchronously.
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 4 Oct 1994                    1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Maintenance Commands                                   strerr(1M)
 
 
 


FILES
      /var/adm/streams/error.mm-dd
            error log file.
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
      ____________________________________________________________
     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      attributes(5), log(7D)
 
      STREAMS Programming Guide
 


NOTES
      There is no restriction to the number  of  strerr  processes
      opening the  STREAMS log driver at a time.
 
      If a module or driver is generating a large number of  error
      messages,  running the error logger will cause a degradation
      in STREAMS performance. If a large  burst  of  messages  are
      generated in a short time, the log driver may not be able to
      deliver some of the messages. This situation is indicated by
      gaps  in  the  sequence numbering of the messages in the log
      files.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 4 Oct 1994                    2
 
 
 

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