> you should look at the source code of kernel/printk.c > printk will put the string in to the kernel bufffer, >and will pass it to all console devices if the riority >(1 in your example above) is less than console_level > (which can be configured by modifying >/proc/sys/kernel/printk). That is why printk doesnt >always output to the console I have changed my console_level to 8 in a printk file but still I couldnot see the output on my console with <1>. Where will be the source code of klogd and syslogd as I want to see that how they interact with each other ? Regards Dinesh ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/