Re: Syslog output from bash

[Bob Proulx]

Richard Lohman wrote:
> Problem is, I'd like the output to resemble other syslog messages:
>   Mmm dd HH:MM:SS hostname bash[pid]: command
> And ultimately drop the username in as well. Since only bash is logging in

I suggest using the 'logger' command instead of modifying bash.

Normally I am doing things like this:

  logger -t cmdname "my log message here"

But you can get the format you wish with:

  logger -t "cmdname[$$]" "your log message here"

Bob