> Richard Adams wrote:
>
> > Tomi this is for an experianced operator a good idea, but if i may say so,
> > new folks to linux do not look in the system log, and therefor have so much
> > trouble with this sort of thing, or am i being nieve (again)?.
>
> New folks to Linux should have all the /var/log/* files mailed to them
> on a daily basis until they realise that that is the first place to look
> to help track down errors :-)
My feelings exactly. The reasoning behind the current behaviour is that in
my opinion the *user* doesn't need to know what the *sysop* has done
wrong. The user only needs an indication that something is wrong and that
it could be a good idea to inform the sysop about it. This could even be a
security issue in some cases, something important could be revealed with
the error message. And the sysop should know that the first place to look
is the system logs.
-- ---Tomi Manninen / jihaqe.sqjngpwor@finnetcom.fi / OH2BNS @ OH2RBI.FIN.EU---