Make logging configureable

redirect stdout/err to the logfile rather than "outfile" (nothing should ever get there);
redirect stderr to /dev/null when calling Mixmaster

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/pingd.conf.pod b/doc/pingd.conf.pod
index 2ba3d0f..a012b4f 100644
--- a/doc/pingd.conf.pod
+++ b/doc/pingd.conf.pod
@@ -514,6 +514,29 @@ generated stats. Otherwise its content is copied in verbatim.
 =back
 
 
+=head2 LOGGING
+
+=over
+
+=item B<logfile>
+
+File to write logs to.  This file is reopened on SIGHUP.
+
+	Default: 'logfile' => 'pingd.log',
+	Example: 'logfile' => '/var/log/echolot/pingd.log',
+
+=item B<loglevel>
+
+Minimum severity of messages to include in log file. Possible values are
+B<debug>, B<info>, B<notice>, B<warning>, B<error>, B<critical>, B<alert>, and
+B<emergency>.
+
+	Default: 'loglevel' => 'info',
+	Example: 'loglevel' => 'debug',
+
+=back
+
+
 =head2 MISCELLANEOUS
 
 =over