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Future timestamps in /var/log/secure
- Subject: Future timestamps in /var/log/secure
- From: wade.peacock at sunwave.net (Wade Peacock)
- Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:05:30 -0800
- In-reply-to: <1267213601.3736.1.camel@petrie>
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That does make sense. I will try to simulate that with a temporary
virtual machine as a different timezone.
Wade
>> aha! there you go, mine doesn't but maybe yours does?
>
> The specification for the syslog protocol is that timestamps embedded in
> the message should be used instead of syslogd's time. Most syslog
> daemons as a result apply this concept to both local and remote
> messages.
>
> You have to keep in mind that syslogd can also send/receive messages
> to/from remote destinations.
>
> William
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