Re: Feature Request re: syslog and bashhist

[aixtools]

On 2015-08-10 10:19 PM, Chet Ramey wrote:
> On 8/9/15 1:37 PM, aixtools wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Via google I came across the define named
> >
> > config-top.h:/* #define SYSLOG_HISTORY */
> >
> > Changing it (manually) to
> > config-top.h:#define SYSLOG_HISTORY
> >
> > Adds syslog statements such as:
> > Aug  9 16:52:55 x064 user:info syslog: HISTORY: PID=262242 UID=0 ls -ltr
> >
> > Request #1
> > Add a ./configure variable, e.g., --with-syslog_history
> I will think about this, but I am inclined not to do it.  It's easy enough
> to enable for those few user who want to do so.
Basically, I had not noticed it was there. It was only because I was at 
a customer who said they had customized their version years ago that I 
started searching for information about "bash and syslog".
Most of those hits were about using "fc" to add commands via the 
external syslogger - and these are the oldest, so the first, read top 
hits, that I got back. One of the replies mentioned the "top" include file.

This is actually, for me, the first compelling reason to switch shells 
for "what is provided" to what I must be certain is added.

In short, having it included in ./configure simply give it much more 
visibility - and perhaps adoption.
> > Request #2
> >
> > At the request of a bash user on AIX I made the following change to make
> > the syslog output "standardized" to AIX format for many applications so
> > that the output looks like this:
> >
> > Aug  9 17:30:12 x064 user:info syslog: bash[454682]: UID=0: ls -ltr
> The better way to do this is to use openlog().  I will add the necessary
> pieces to call openlog with the shell name as the identifier and LOG_PID
> as the default value for the log options.
I try to make minimal changes. There are perhaps many other 'things' to 
think about here. e.g., I thought about the syslog facility and level as 
a configureable, but have decided against - as someone could divert the 
log to an unmonitored facility - defeats the purpose.
However, maybe being able to specify what gets logged via a define 
(order of arguments, length, etc) might be "nice".

But, openlog() - I'll readup, but I expect that may be what "AIX" 
applications are using already to get "that" layout.

Many thanks for your consideration!
> Chet