# # For a description of the syntax of this configuration file, # see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt. # menu "System Logging Utilities" depends on BUSYBOX config BB_CONFIG_SYSLOGD bool "syslogd" default n help The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the significant events that occur on a system. Every message that is logged records the date and time of the event, and will generally also record the name of the application that generated the message. When used in conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, especially for finding what happened when somthing goes wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if you wait long enough.... config BB_CONFIG_FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG bool " Remote Log support" default n depends on BB_CONFIG_SYSLOGD help When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can be used to send system log messages to another system connected via a network. This allows the remote machine to log all the system messages, which can be terribly useful for reducing the number of serial cables you use. It can also be a very good security measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with by an intruder. config BB_CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG bool " Circular Buffer support" default n depends on BB_CONFIG_SYSLOGD help When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will use a circular buffer to record system log messages. When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite the oldest messaged. This can be very useful for systems with little or no perminant storage, since otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your entire filesystem, which may cause your system to break badly. config BB_CONFIG_LOGREAD bool " logread" default y depends on BB_CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG help If you enabled Circular Buffer support, you almost certainly want to enable this feature as well. This utility will allow you to read the messages that are stored in the syslogd circular buffer. config BB_CONFIG_KLOGD bool "klogd" default n depends on BB_CONFIG_SYSLOGD help klogd is a utility which which intercepts and logs all messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel, you should enable this option. config BB_CONFIG_LOGGER bool "logger" default n depends on BB_CONFIG_SYSLOGD help The logger utility allows you to send arbitrary text messages to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate problems that occur within programs and scripts. endmenu