http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-disable-the-%e2%80%9c%e2%80%93-mark-%e2%80%93%e2%80%9d-in-debian-log-file.html Debian/Ubuntu Linux System Administration Tutorials,Howtos,Tips Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-disable-the-%e2%80%9c%e2%80%93-mark-%e2%80%93%e2%80%9d-in-debian-log-file.html/comment-page-1#comment-2019 Mike Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:15:57 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-disable-the-%e2%80%9c%e2%80%93-mark-%e2%80%93%e2%80%9d-in-debian-log-file.html#comment-2019 Perhaps useful in some rare situations, such as a central syslog server, but for most implementations there is no requirement to 'prove' that syslog is working, so all it does is create logs full of nothing but that MARK entry. Not useful. Perhaps useful in some rare situations, such as a central syslog server, but for most implementations there is no requirement to ‘prove’ that syslog is working, so all it does is create logs full of nothing but that MARK entry. Not useful.

]]> http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-disable-the-%e2%80%9c%e2%80%93-mark-%e2%80%93%e2%80%9d-in-debian-log-file.html/comment-page-1#comment-2018 Lee Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:50:13 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-disable-the-%e2%80%9c%e2%80%93-mark-%e2%80%93%e2%80%9d-in-debian-log-file.html#comment-2018 Yep, they're there for a reason. I think they're helpful for security auditing (validating of logs) as well as for confirmation that syslog is working, as Randall said. Yep, they’re there for a reason. I think they’re helpful for security auditing (validating of logs) as well as for confirmation that syslog is working, as Randall said.

]]> http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-disable-the-%e2%80%9c%e2%80%93-mark-%e2%80%93%e2%80%9d-in-debian-log-file.html/comment-page-1#comment-2017 Randall Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:12:26 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/how-to-disable-the-%e2%80%9c%e2%80%93-mark-%e2%80%93%e2%80%9d-in-debian-log-file.html#comment-2017 Actually, the MARK messages are not useless. They let you know that syslogd is still working if a period of time (by default 20 minutes) passes without anything else being logged. Actually, the MARK messages are not useless. They let you know that syslogd is still working if a period of time (by default 20 minutes) passes without anything else being logged.

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