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Chapter 23 Configuring System Message Logging
Configur ing System Mes sage Loggin g

Enabling and Disabling Sequence Numbers in Log Messages

Because there is a chance that more than one log message can have the same timestamp, you can display
messages with sequence numbers so that you can unambiguously ref er to a single m essa ge. By default,
sequence num bers in lo g messages ar e not displaye d.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable sequence numbers in log messages:
To disable sequenc e numbers, use the no service sequence-numbers global co nfigurati on comman d.
This example shows part of a logging displa y with sequenc e numbe rs enabled :
000019: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)

Defining the Message Severity Level

You can limit messages displayed to the selected de vice by specifying the severity lev el of the message,
which are described in Table 23-3.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow th ese steps to define the message severity level:
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enter g lo bal c onfigurat ion m ode.
Step 2 service sequence-numbers Enable se quence nu mbers.
Step 3 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4 show running-config Verify your entries.
Step 5 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enter glob al co nfiguration mo de.
Step 2 logging co nsole level Limit messages logged to the console.
By default, the console rece ives debuggin g messages and num eri cally
lower levels (see Tabl e 23-3 on pa ge 23-9).
Step 3 logging monitor level Limit messages logged to the terminal lines.
By default, th e termin al rece ives debuggin g messag es and num erica lly
lower levels (see Tabl e 23-3 on pa ge 23-9).
Step 4 logging tr ap level Limit messa ges log ged to the sy slog ser vers.
By default, syslog servers re ceive informational messa ges and
numerically lower levels (see Table 23-3 on page 23-9).
For complete syslog server configuration steps, see the Configuring
UNIX Syslog Servers section on pa ge 23-10.
Step 5 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.