Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] tidbit on log watching..

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> Using syslog.conf is what I have done as well. The only difference here
> is what program does the log posting. Tail really only reposts what
> syslog had already written down; so having syslog do it in the first
> place may make more sense to some folks.
>
> A more interesting question is: how do I make an *interactive* program
> (such as top -s) run in the console of my choice?

I think top should run from inittab too. I think I've done that before
(though not currently set that way) and it worked okay. At one point I was
quite taken with trying a lot of different console programs (like Lynx)
that way. It shouldn't matter if the program is interactive or not.
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