How Stop Syslog Service in Linux?

How Stop Syslog Service in Linux?
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How do I stop a syslog service?

Restart the syslogd daemon.

  1. On Solaris 8 and 9, restart syslogd by typing this: $ /etc/init.d/syslog stop | start.
  2. On Solaris 10, restart syslogd by typing this: $ svcadm restart system/system-log.

What is syslog service Linux?

Syslog is the general standard for logging system and program messages in the Linux environment. This service constitutes the system log daemon, where any program can do its logging (debug, security, normal operation) through in addition the Linux kernel messages.

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