1strerr(1M)              System Administration Commands              strerr(1M)
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NAME

6       strerr - STREAMS error logger daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       strerr
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DESCRIPTION

13       strerr  receives  error  log messages from the STREAMS-based log driver
14       (see log(7D)) and appends them to a log file. The resultant  error  log
15       files    reside  in  the  directory  /var/adm/streams,  and  are  named
16       error.mm-dd, where mm is the month and dd is the day  of  the  messages
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20       The format of an error log message is:
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23       <seq> <time> <ticks> <flags> <mid> <sid> <text>
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31       <ticks>    time of message in machine ticks since boot priority level
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34       <flags>    T : the message was also sent to a tracing process F : indi‐
35                  cates a fatal error N : send mail to the system  administra‐
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39       <mid>      module  ID number of source
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49       Messages  that  appear  in  the error log are intended to report excep‐
50       tional conditions that require the attention of the system  administra‐
51       tor.    Those  messages  which indicate the total failure of a STREAMS-
52       based driver or module should have  the  F  flag  set.  Those  messages
53       requiring  the immediate attention of the administrator will have the N
54       flag set, which causes the error logger to send the message to the sys‐
55       tem administrator using mail. The priority level usually has no meaning
56       in the error log but will have meaning if the message is also sent to a
57       tracer process.
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60       Once  initiated,  strerr  continues  to execute until terminated by the
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FILES

64       /var/adm/streams/error.mm-dd
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ATTRIBUTES

70       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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75       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
76       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
77       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
78       │Availability                 │SUNWcsu                      │
79       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

82       attributes(5), log(7D)
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NOTES

88       There is no restriction to the number of strerr processes  opening  the
89       STREAMS-based log driver at a time.
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92       If  a  module or driver is generating a large number of error messages,
93       running the error logger will cause a degradation  in  STREAMS  perfor‐
94       mance.  If a large burst of messages are generated in a short time, the
95       log driver may not be able to deliver some of the messages. This situa‐
96       tion  is indicated by gaps in the sequence numbering of the messages in
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