[clug] forcing a kernel message

Kim Holburn kim.holburn at anu.edu.au
Tue Aug 2 11:25:18 GMT 2005


Isn't there a command "logger" that will make a syslog message?

On 2005 Aug 02 at 11:01 AM, Robert Edwards wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Probably a very simple question (maybe not) - I need to test my kernel
> message logging (via the serial port). How can I generate a benign
> kernel message reliably and simply (eg. without writing code)?
> "modprobe" doesn't count (not benign enough).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Edwards.
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