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MAKEDEV(8)

errlog(4)

Name

errlog − error logging interface

Description

This is a special character device that provides an interface to the error logging daemon process, /etc/elcsd. This device is also accessed by other system utilities, such as the error log administration utility, /etc/eli.

Restrictions

This device should be readable and writable by root only, to protect access by nonsystem processes.  The major number assigned to this device must correlate with the corresponding major number designation in the system kernel. 

Files

/dev/errlog

See Also

MAKEDEV(8)

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