Redhat Linux Log Message (System and Kernel Logging)
Linux dates and messages being displayed on the screen.
toxic
The message's originating host
linuxconf:
The name of the application or subsystem
linuxconf final setup
The log message
May 15 13:37:33
The date and time of the message
ftp:
The message's originating host
ftpd[680]:
The application's or subsystem's name and process ID.
ANONYMOUS FTP LOGIN
The log message
May 15 13:37:34 ftp last message repeated 5 times
The Linux system logger tries to limit the number of repeated messages. Consequently, it will condense repeated log messages into a single entry that states how many times the last message repeated.
In this example, the anonymous ftp login entry was logged six times, but only the first time and the system message of five repeats were actually logged.
