patch for openssh3.5p1 - adds logging option

[Jim Knoble]

Circa 2002-12-29 17:51:19 -0800 dixit Kevin Steves:

: On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 02:06:29PM -0500, galt at fiberpimp.net wrote:
: > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 03:46:41PM -0500, galt at fiberpimp.net wrote:
: > > > > other than the timestamp, why is sshd -e 2>foo not sufficient?
: > > >
: > > > its more appealing to me to have a config file option than to redirect
: > > > stderr.
: > >
: > > we try to avoid more options.
: > > i don't see a reason to add this.
: > 
: > whats your opinion on adding a timestamp to the regular stderr logging?
: 
: i don't have a problem adding timestamp for -e.

Why not use multilog if you want timestamps:

  http://cr.yp.to/daemontools/multilog.html

It's designed to handle stdout or stderr-style logging by adding
Y2038-compliant timestamps, automatic logfile rotation, etc.

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