try to write to syslog on 2960 15.0(2)SE10

[Andreas Schneider]

Hello,

I trying to write to the syslog on a 2960 with 15.0(2)SE10.

I'm using this proc:

proc writelog {message {trace 0}} {
   if $trace then {puts stdout "write to syslog: $message"}
   set syslog [open "syslog:" w+]
   puts $syslog "aclupdate: $message"
   close $syslog
   }

but after 'set syslog [open "syslog:" w+] ' I get an errormessage : 'couldn't open "syslog:": No such device'

It works on a 2960X but not on the 2960.

Is there a way to get this running on a 2960 box?

Kind regards,

Andreas

[Joe Clarke]

I thought syslog: was generally available, but I guess it was not included in all images.  I know the 2960s did lack quite a bit in terms of embedded automation.  Unfortunately, I can't think of a good workaround in this case.  The version of code lacks UDP support, so you would not be able to send a syslog via a UDP socket.  If your syslog server supports syslog over TCP, then you could do that.

[Andreas Schneider]

Hello Joe,

thank you for the reply.

I don't want to write to a syslog server. I want to write to the internal syslog, like the EEM can do with the "action_syslog" command, but I have no EEM on the 2960.

So, no chance at all? 

Kind regards,

Andreas

[Joe Clarke · Accepted solution]

You can use the "send log" command:

exec "send log facility TRACE severity 6 mnemonics LOG This is a test"

[Andreas Schneider]

Thanks, "send log" works on that device. I'll update my script to change the method depending on the platform where it runs.

Kind regards!