Re: log to multilog instead of file

On Thu, 27 May 2004 09:50:16 -0400
[email protected] (Paul Jarc) wrote:

> richard lucassen <[email protected]> wrote:
> > chmod 3755 /usr/local/sbin/X
> 
> Why do you make it setgid and sticky?

Oops, typo, I meant 1755.

(and sticky because it is version 0.70)

> > #!/bin/sh
> > while true; do
> >   /usr/local/bin/setuidgid Xlog \
> >   /usr/local/bin/multilog t /var/log/X
> > done < /var/log/X/log.fifo
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> exec \
> /usr/local/bin/setuidgid Xlog \
> /usr/local/bin/multilog t /var/log/X < /var/log/X/log.fifo

<shame>
Stupid me. The while-true is obviously not necessary when supervised.
</shame>

> But now leave out the redirection, since you managed to get X writing
> to the pipe set up by svscan.

I think the use of /dev/stderr is a more elegant solution then
the (mis)use of a fifo.

Thanks!

Richard.

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