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Chapter 23 Configuring System Message Logging
Displaying the Logging Configuration
To remove a syslog server, use the no logging host global configuration command, and specify the syslog
server IP address. To disable logging to syslog servers, enter the no logging trap global configuration
command.
Table 23-4 lists the UNIX system facilities supported by the Cisco IOS software. For more information
about these facilities, consult the operator’s manual for your UNIX operating system.
Displaying the Logging Configuration
To display the logging configuration and the contents of the log buffer, use the show logging privileged
EXEC command. For information about the fields in this display, refer to the Cisco IOS Configuration
Fundamentals Command Reference for Release 12.1.
Step 4
logging facility facility-type Configure the syslog facility. See Table 23-4 on page 23-12 for
facility-type keywords.
The default is local7.
Step 5
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
show running-config Verify your entries.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Table 23-4 Logging Facility-Type Keywords
Facility Type Keyword Description
auth Authorization system
cron Cron facility
daemon System daemon
kern Kernel
local0-7 Locally defined messages
lpr Line printer system
mail Mail system
news USENET news
sys9 System use
sys10 System use
sys11 System use
sys12 System use
sys13 System use
sys14 System use
syslog System log
user User process
uucp UNIX-to-UNIX copy system