Re: dhcpcd logs

[znavko]

Ok. I use dhcp-client instead, cause I need only to get Ip address but not to 
have dncp server.
Some of threads in help-guix has solved my troubles with wifi. and I published 
config to my site live-znavko.pantheonsite.io

April 17, 2019 6:06 AM, "Chris Marusich" <address@hidden> wrote:

> <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>> Where are dhcpcd logs?
> 
> We start dhcpd as described in gnu/services/networking.scm:
> 
> (define dhcpd-shepherd-service
> (match-lambda
> (($ <dhcpd-configuration> package config-file version run-directory
> lease-file pid-file interfaces)
> (unless config-file
> (error "Must supply a config-file"))
> (list (shepherd-service
> ;; Allow users to easily run multiple versions simultaneously.
> (provision (list (string->symbol
> (string-append "dhcpv" version "-daemon"))))
> (documentation (string-append "Run the DHCPv" version " daemon"))
> (requirement '(networking))
> (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
> '(#$(file-append package "/sbin/dhcpd")
> #$(string-append "-" version)
> "-lf" #$lease-file
> "-pf" #$pid-file
> "-cf" #$config-file
> address@hidden)
> #:pid-file #$pid-file))
> (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))))
> 
> I checked the manual page for dhcpd ("man dhcpd"). None of those
> options (-4, -lf, -pf, -cf) seem to tell dhcpd to change the way it
> emits logs. However, -cf tells it to look at a config file, which might
> change the way it behaves. What dhcpd config are you using?
> 
> By default, according to the manual, dhcpd emits logs to syslog:
> 
> "Normally, dhcpd will log all output using the syslog(3) function with
> the log facility set to LOG_DAEMON."
> 
> Have you customized the syslog config at all? By default, it is the
> following (defined in gnu/services/base.scm):
> 
> ;; Snippet adapted from the GNU inetutils manual.
> (define %default-syslog.conf
> (plain-file "syslog.conf" "
> # Log all error messages, authentication messages of
> # level notice or higher and anything of level err or
> # higher to the console.
> # Don't log private authentication messages!
> *.alert;auth.notice;authpriv.none /dev/console
> 
> # Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher.
> # Don't log private authentication messages!
> *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none /var/log/messages
> 
> # Like /var/log/messages, but also including \"debug\"-level logs.
> *.debug;mail.none;authpriv.none /var/log/debug
> 
> # Same, in a different place.
> *.info;mail.none;authpriv.none /dev/tty12
> 
> # The authpriv file has restricted access.
> authpriv.* /var/log/secure
> 
> # Log all the mail messages in one place.
> mail.* /var/log/maillog
> "))
> 
> It might be good to check all of the places mentioned above, to see if
> you can find the logs. It looks like the "daemon" log facility might
> get sent to different locations depending on the severity.
> 
> I hope that helps!
> 
> --
> Chris