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Re: /etc/rc syslogd patch for your consideration

From: Han Boetes (hanmijncomputer.nl)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2007 - 12:30:26 CDT


Jeff Ross wrote:
> In my own case, I'm running an alternative system logger that is
> already up, having been started by the !syntax in the first
> interface that netstart brings up. When syslogd starts it
> claims /dev/log.
>
> However, I can continue to merge my /etc/rc with any new changes
> that lie ahead in the stock /etc/rc. Thank you for considering
> my patch.

In that case you should write a patch that allows running an
alternative syslogd command rather than writing a patch that allows
disabling it.

# Han