Messing Messages

[George Gambill]

I keep getting (randomly) the PLUG-discuss Digest emailed from PLUG where
the subject line claims "Y" messages but there are only "X" messages
included.  Case in point, the Subject line claimed "PLUG-discuss digest, Vol
1 #3372 - 17 msgs" but the last message was no 15.  Am I missing messages or
is the server running NT?  8-)

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Subject: PLUG-discuss digest, Vol 1 #3372 - 17 msgs


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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Module loading at startup (der.hans)
   2. Re: how do I chop of characters at the end of a line... (Entelin)
   3. Re: Newsweek featuring Linux (der.hans)
   4. How do I get a file ex: /var/log/messages to continualy be printed
       to a regular terminal? (Entelin)
   5. Re: Has everyone gone to bed? (der.hans)
   6. Re: Newsweek featuring Linux (der.hans)
   7. Re: Cost for Cox Business connection? (der.hans)
   8. Re: Installfest (der.hans)
   9. Re: Cost for Cox Business connection? (der.hans)
  10. Re: How do I get a file ex: /var/log/messages to continualy be printed
to a regular terminal? (BoBB)
  11. Linux SNA server question (christian ruckdaschel)
  12. Re: Cost for Cox Business connection? (Craig White)
  13. Re: kernel compiles - help (George Toft)
  14. Re: Newsweek featuring Linux (George Toft)
  15. Re: How do I get a file ex: /var/log/messages to continualy be
printedto
       a regular terminal? (George Toft)

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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 08:35:56 -0500
From: George Toft <george@georgetoft.com>
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: How do I get a file ex: /var/log/messages to continualy be
printedto 
 a regular terminal?
Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us

Entelin wrote:
> =

> How do I get a file ex: /var/log/messages to continualy be printed to a=

> regular terminal? (just a normal text mode terminal, not a external
> display or anything) I want to set up one window for messages, another
> for named.run, etc.. I dont want a login prompt or anything on it.
> =

> Thanks :)
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/var/log/messages is owned by root, which means you either have to set
up an unpriv user to view them using sudo, or be logged in as root to
view that file.  Be careful about logging in as root to view a file -
make really sure that terminal is secure - if you walk away, can someone
else press ^C and add something (like a useraccount) for you while you
are away?  I recommend the sudo route, and will provide a sudoers entry
to help you out (yes, that's what I do, even on my home systems).

George
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