ROLLLOG(1)

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version 2.2.3 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43

💖 NAME 💖

okay so listen bestie — rolllog is a DNSSEC-Tools utility whose whole entire job is writing messages to the DNSSEC rollover log file. that's it. that's the gig. iconic behavior, honestly. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

rolllog -loglevel <level> <log_message>

like. that's the whole vibe. one level, one message, go. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the tea is: rolllog writes log messages to the DNSSEC rollover log file. BUT — and this is the plot twist — rolllog does not actually write the messages itself. nope. it is NOT the main character here. instead it hands them off to the rollerd rollover daemon, and rollerd does the actual writing. teamwork makes the dream work, fr fr. 🫶

and here's the part you gotta remember: rollerd keeps track of a logging level, and only messages of that level or higher get written to the log file. so if your message is too low-key for the current level, it just… doesn't make the cut. vibe check failed, no cap. 😭

💅 OPTIONS 💅

here's what rolllog recognizes, bestie — memorize the list, it's short:

  • -loglevel level — the logging level of this message. the valid levels are defined over in rollmgr.pm(3), so go peek there if you need the receipts. this option is REQUIRED. like, you cannot skip it. it's not optional. it's giving mandatory. 👑
  • -help — displays a usage message. classic. always there for you when you forget how things work (no shame, we've all been there). 🙈
  • -Version — displays the version information for rolllog and the DNSSEC-Tools package. two-for-one, we love to see it. ⭐

Copyright 2006-2014 SPARTA, Inc. All rights reserved. See the COPYING file included with the DNSSEC-Tools package for details.

(periodt. legal said what legal said. 💜)

🦋 AUTHOR 🦋

Wayne Morrison, tewok@tislabs.com

shoutout to Wayne, absolute legend, we stan. 🌈

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

  • rollctl(8)
  • rollerd(8)
  • Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::rollmgr.pm(3)

go read those next, iykyk. it's giving ✨ expanded universe ✨.

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