The binlog.conf File

To change binlogd configuration other than the default, specify the file name with the command:
binlogd -f config_file
The following is an example of the default /etc/binlog.conf file:

# binlogd configuration file
#
# format of a line:   event_code.priority         destination
#
# where:
# event_code - see codes in binlog.h and man page, * = all events
# priority   - severe, high, low, * = all priorities
# destination - local file pathname or remote system hostname
#
#
*.*                     /usr/adm/binary.errlog
dumpfile                /usr/adm/crash/binlogdumpfile
102.high                /usr/adm/disk.errlog
[1]    [2]                     [3]

Each entry in /etc/binlog.conf, except dumpfile event class, contains three fields:

1. event class code indicating the part of the system generating the event
2. severity level of the event, do not specify severity level with dumpfile
3. destination where binary event records are logged

binlogd ignores blank lines and lines starting with #. Event class and severity level are separated from the destination by one or more <tabs>.

Event Class Codes
Class Code	General
*	all event classes
dumpfile	specify recovery of kernel binary event log buffer from crash
	severity level cannot be specified
Class Code	Hardware-Detected Events
100	CPU machine checks and exceptions
101	memory
102	disks
103	tapes
104	device controller
105	adapters
106	buses
107	stray interrupts
108	console events
109	stack dumps
199	SCSI CAM events
Class Code	Software-Detected Events
201	CI port-to-port-driver events
202	system communications services events
Class Code	Informational ASCII Messages
250	generic
Class Code	Operational Events
300	startup ASCII messages
301	shutdown ASCII messages
302	panic messages
310	time stamp
350	diagnostic status messages
351	repair and maintenance messages

Severity Levels
Severity Level	Description
*	all severity levels
severe	unrecoverable events usually fatal
high	recoverable/unrecoverable events not fatal
low	informational events

Destinations
Destination	Description
pathname	file to which binlogd appends binary events
@hostname	host to which binlogd forwards binary event records
	dumpfile does not allow forwarding