or try sudo cat /proc/kmsg & <cr> and leave out the control-c.On Sun, 30 Oct 2011, Tim Chase wrote: > On 10/30/11 19:18, Hart Larry wrote: > > So my idea would be if first I could select a console such as > > tty22 where all error messages would go. > > If you su/sudo to root, you can use "cat" to read the contents of /proc/kmsg > so for your example, I'd switch to console #22, and type > > sudo cat /proc/kmsg > > and all system/kernel messages should appear in this console as they would if > you were monitoring the output of "dmesg -r" > > Note that the "cat" command (or the following "sed" command) both hang > awaiting additional output, so you have to use control+C to terminate them if > you're experimenting rather than just leaving them running in the background. > > > Then for those who figure its important to know of and examine > > them, maybe the PC speaker could ring 2 rapid bells. > > Using the above command, you could do something like > > sudo sed '/^<[6]>/&\x07\x07/' /proc/kmsg > > which would send two BELL characters to this console if the logging level (the > first field in angled-brackets is the logging level, which you can see if you > use "dmesg -r") was one of the defined set. In this case, I just log-level 6 > since that gives me most of what I would find important, but you can change it > to something like "[367]" to log levels 3, 6, and 7, or even just > > sudo sed 's/^/\x07\x07/' /proc/kmsg > > though this has the unfortunate side effect of ringing twice for EVERY line > printed, which I think would annoy the SNOT out of me. <grins> > > > I don't know of these are the best solutions--especially the part where it > involves leaving a console open with root access if you use "su" instead of > configuring "sudo"; perhaps for this you could chown/chmod the file like > > chown :plugdev /proc/kmsg > chmod g+r /proc/kmsg > > and then run it as your regular user. I don't know if this will work for you, > but hopefully it's at least a start. > > -tim > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > Jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> When people ask do you believe in Numerology, the proper reply for me at least is do you believe in a hammer? The proper answer for me for both questions is no, they're both tools and to be used under appropriate circumstances. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list