FC5 and Bootlog

[Mesu]

Greetings,

I have searched and found some info relating to bootlog being a dead puppy AFA RH is concerned. So if bootlog is gone, and SElinux dumps so much garbage into the dmesg and messages logs and neither one of those shows the data that bootlog did, then what, when, and where can I get the bootlog data ?

I know this is since FC4 and a new replacement was coming. Then read the replacement will not replace it either. Now it gets confusing.

I have read hundreds of posts about boot.log and dmesg so for clarity I will add the following:

/var.log/dmesg is not boot.log and does not show the same info boot.log did.
/var.log/messages is not boot.log and does not show "all" the info boot.log did.

Anyone have any iseas or news about how to get the old boot.log type info?

Any help appreciated.

Mesu

[u-noneinc-s]

I read somewhere that there was a workaround if you want to use boot.log in FC4 (and maybe 5), I'll have to look for it but
i'll be back (sooner or later)

[u-noneinc-s]

I thought I had a bookmark, but couldn't find one but here is what the page said.

If you really want these message back, then:

1. Change the chkconfig line in /etc/init.d/syslog to be :
'# chkconfig: 2345 0 99
'
and do:
# chkconfig --del syslog; chkconfig --add syslog

2. # cp -fp /usr/bin/logger /sbin

3. Edit /etc/init.d/functions to read, @line 367:
# Log that something succeeded
success() {
logger -p local7.info "$1"
...

# Log that something failed
failure() {
rc=$?
logger -p local7.info "$1"
...

I have not tried it and I don't know if it applies to fc5.
I would be interested to know if you try it.

[Mesu]

Hi,

Thanks for the post. I saw that one too. Was hopinf a better way was available.

Something like using a shell early with a grep or pipe to a file somewhere. I am not that linux litterate though.

I may have to try this fix but so far all seems to load with no errors so may hesitate too, , , procrastination could be a good thing.

Thanks again,

Mesu