slogi()

Send a message to the system logger

Synopsis:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/slog.h>

int slogi( int code, 
           int severity,
           int nargs,
            ... );

Library:

libc

Description:

The slog*() functions send log messages to the system logger, slogger. To send formatted messages, use slogf(). If you have programs that scan log files for specified codes, you can use slogb() or slogi() to send a block of structures or int's, respectively.

The arguments for slogi() are as follows:

opcode

A combination of a major and minor code.

severity

The severity of the log message.

nargs

The number of integers to send. A maximum of 32 integers is allowed.

Errors:

Any value from the Errors section in MsgSend(), as well as:

EACCES

Insufficient permission to write to the log file.

EINVAL

The size of the data buffer exceeded 32 integers.

ENOENT

Invalid log file or directory specified, or slogger isn't running.

Examples:

See slogf()

Classification:

QNX 6

See also:

slogf(), slogi(), vslogf()

slogger, sloginfo in the Utilities reference