If a memory shortage occurs as a result of output of a large volume of messages to syslogfile, some messages might be lost. If output of messages to syslogfile fails, message output is retried so that loss of messages will not occur.

Prerequisites

The following table shows the versions of Linux and the extended SYSLOG facility that support this facility.

Table 2-24 Correspondence between Linux versions and the extended SYSLOG facility

Linux version	Extended SYSLOG facility version
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 (IPF)	01-00 or later
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (IPF)	01-01 or later
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 (x86)	01-02 or later
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (x86)
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (EM64T)
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1 (IPF)	02-00 or later
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1 (x86)
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1 (EM64T)