[Beowulf] tools for cluster event logging?

[Prentice Bisbal]

David Mathog wrote:
> Figured out that there is no "news" on any of my cluster machines, so I
> usurped that facility for these messages.  (It is sort of "news",
> right?).  On the clients added to /etc/syslog.conf
> 
> news.*                                          @safserver.cluster
> news.*                                          -/var/log/messages
> 

Why not use one of the "local" facilities? You should be able to use
local0 - local7. Are they already in use at your site?

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Prentice