Kernel syslog messages

[andrago]

Hi,
I'm forwarding all syslog messages to a file to be parsed by a log monitor app.

I would like to not receive the kernel messages created during the boot in that file.
As far as I tried the only way to avoid this is to add:
kern.none to the line for the redirection in syslog.conf
Other message levels log thos messages.

The problem is that this disables any kernel messages, and I would like to receive warning, critical events, etc... from the kernel.

Anyone has an idea of how could I disable those messages or at least receive only warnings and above messages?

Thanks,
Isaac

[x1a4]

In /etc/syslog.conf change kern.none to kern.crit;kern.err;kern.warn and redirect to anything you want.

[andrago]

I tried with all the levels, any level generate the boot kernel messages.

Thanks,
Isaac

[x1a4]

Try this

kern.info;kern.!err;kern.!crit     /dev/null
kern.crit;kern.err                    -/var/log/kern.err
kern.warn                              -/var/log/kern.warn

Also ensure syslog.conf doesn't include duplicates or any other lines sending everything to the log file.

[andrago]

thanks x1a4

The line reads like this now:
*.info;kern.err;kern.!info;kern.!notice;kern.!warn /var/log/syslog

Maybe it has redundant info, bu it works.

Isaac