tell people to use tabs, not spaces, in syslog.conf

1998-01-22 17:22:52 +00:00
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@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ A) Make sure you have an entry in your syslog.conf file to save
    depending whether you want to forward the messages to another
    host or keep them locally.  Don't forget to send a SIGHUP to
    your syslogd so that it re-reads its conf file.
+    Note:  the facility ("local2.debug") must be separated from the 
+	   destination ("/var/adm/sudo.log" or "@loghost") by
+	   tabs, *not* spaces.  This is a common error.

 Q) When sudo asks me for my password it never accepts what I enter even
   though I know I entered my password correctly.