7 Sep
2006
7 Sep
'06
12:59 a.m.
The change can be made in /etc/syslog.conf
I was clueless where to start.
On my system:
Insert (or activate) in /etc/syslog.conf
kern.* /dev/console
and all kernel-messages appear on /dev/console
(Ctl+Alt+F1 on my machine)
Mandrake uses: local1.* -/var/log/explanations *.* /dev/tty12
and IPCop uses: *.* /dev/tty12
Many of us log into /dev/tty1 on a regular basis, and if your graphical login fails, you will end up at tty1 after you change your init level. I don't want all the informational messages over-writing my attempt to try to figure out what went wrong with my graphical login. Also, tty12 does not have the resources assigned to it to make it a login screen. tty12 is a much better place for the messages.
Ted Miller