mgetty not logging (was: Fax receive times out))

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Hi,

Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
>
>  [ mgetty -V ]
> > mgetty+sendfax by Gert Doering
> > experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
> 
> Hey, you're the man!  I didn't realise that!  I feel honoured.

*grin* -- that was not really the intention of my mail.

> > log file written to '/var/log/mgetty/mg_<ttyX>.log'
> > config file read from '/etc/mgetty/mgetty.config'
> 
> ...which is where I was looking.  However after a bit more
> investigation I found the solution.  The Debian distribution includes
> a "-x0" option on the command line in the inittab file, which
> overrides both the compiled-in logging level *and* the logging level
> specified in mgetty.config.

Yes, that's it.  I'm not sure why the Debians do that, but command line 
arguments take ultimate precedence about config file values and built-in 
defaults.

> Having solved that, I was able to study the log file and solve my
> other (main) problem - the fax receive timing out.  So now everything
> seems to be working fine!

Glad to hear that!  Have fun with it.

gert
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