miva_openlog()

    
Also See:   miva_closelog miva_setlogmask miva_writelog

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Opens a connection to the log file and sets default behavior for all subsequent miva_writelog calls.
Syntax 
miva_openlog( ident, logopt, facility )
Returns 1 on success, 0 on error
  • ident = a string that will be prepended to all subsequent log messages. May be the empty string.
  • logopt = a string containing a list of options. Each option may be any of the words listed below. Commas and/or spaces separate the options. An empty string is permitted.
  • facility = The default facility code for subsequent messages. May be any one of the words listed below.
The following keywords are recognized within logopt:
PIDAdd the process ID to all subsequent log messages.
CONSIf the message cannot be passed to syslogd, then an attempt will be made to write to the system console.
ODELAYDelay the connection to syslogd until the first call to miva_writelog. This is the default.
NDELAYOpen the connection to syslogd immediately.
NOWAITThe call to openlog is non-blocking
PERRORAlso write subsequent log messages to stderr.

The following keywords are recognized for facility:
USERThis is the default if none is specified.
LOCAL0 
LOCAL1 
LOCAL2 
LOCAL3 
LOCAL4 
LOCAL5 
LOCAL6 
LOCAL7 
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