Re: How to wait for kernel messages?

[Sebastian Piecha]

> On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Sebastian Piecha wrote:
> 
> > I have some problems with one NIC. Due to lack of time as an
> > workaround I'd like to wait for the kernel message "NETDEV WATCHDOG:
> > eth0: transmit timed out" and ifconfig down/up the NIC.
> >
> > How can I trigger any action by such a kernel message? Do I have to
> > grep the kernel log?
> >

Thanks a lot for all the hints. I'm using now a fifo to which syslogd 
is logging kernel messages. A shell script greps the right message.

I attach the shell script inline for whom it may be interesting.


Mit freundlichen Gruessen/Best regards,
Sebastian Piecha

EMail: spi@xxxxxxxxx

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