msglog(7D)

NAME

     msglog - message output collection from  system  startup  or
     background applications

SYNOPSIS

     /dev/msglog

DESCRIPTION

     Output from system startup ("rc")  scripts  is  directed  to
     /dev/msglog, which dispatches it appropriately.

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsr                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Stable                      |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     syslogd(1M), syslog(3C), attributes(5), sysmsg(7D)

NOTES

     In the current version of Solaris, /dev/msglog is  an  alias
     for  /dev/sysmsg.   In future versions of Solaris, writes to
     /dev/msglog may be directed into  a   more  general  logging
     mechanism such as syslogd(1M).

     syslog(3C) provides a more general logging  mechanism   than
     /dev/msglog  and should be used in preference to /dev/msglog
     whenever possible.