Simultaneously write to multiple syslog facilities?

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Is it possible to have one application simultaneously write to multiple syslog facilities?

I have an application, written in C/C++, that I would like to write some messages to local0 and other messages to local1. I do not want the messages for local0 to appear in local1 or vice versa.

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '10 at 18:34

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Looking at the man page for syslog, I see the example:

syslog(LOG_INFO|LOG_LOCAL2, "foobar error: %m");

Does

syslog(LOG_INFO|LOG_LOCAL0, "message for local0");
syslog(LOG_INFO|LOG_LOCAL1, "message for local1");

work?

answered Jan 09 '10 at 18:34

Aidan Cully

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I can't believe I didn't check the man pages before posting my question (palm meets forhead). After reviewing the man pages myself, I do believe that this will work for what I need to accomplish since the priority argument is formed by ORing the facility and the level values. Thanks. – jschmier Jan 09 '10 at 18:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 09 '10 at 18:40

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You can't do it in a single call. You'll have to make a call for each facility.

answered Jan 09 '10 at 18:40

Joe

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Simultaneously write to multiple syslog facilities?

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