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8 <sect1 id="ch-scripts-sysklogd">
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11 <title>Configuring the sysklogd Script</title>
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14 <primary sortas="d-sysklogd">sysklogd</primary>
15 <secondary>configuring</secondary>
18 <para>The <filename>sysklogd</filename> script invokes the
19 <command>syslogd</command> program as a part of System V initialization. The
20 <parameter>-m 0</parameter> option turns off the periodic timestamp mark that
21 <command>syslogd</command> writes to the log files every 20 minutes by
22 default. If you want to turn on this periodic timestamp mark, edit
23 <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> and define the variable
24 SYSKLOGD_PARMS to the desired value. For instance, to remove all parameters,
25 set the variable to a null value:</para>
27 <screen role="nodump">SYSKLOGD_PARMS=</screen>
29 <para>See <userinput>man syslogd</userinput> for more options.</para>