Severity Levels of Syslog Messages
The following table shows the type of syslog messages that are generated based on message severity.
Message Severity Levels
|
Severity Level (Highest to Lowest) |
Syslog String |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Fatal |
emergency (red) |
A panic condition (system is unstable) |
|
Alert |
alert (red) |
A problem has been identified and an action must be taken immediately |
|
Critical |
critical (red) |
A problem has been identified that is critical |
|
Error |
error (red) |
An error has been identified |
|
Warning |
warning (magenta) |
An error that might occur if measures are not taken to prevent it |
|
Notice |
notice (dark green) |
An unusual event has occurred |
|
Informational |
info (blue) |
An operational message |
|
Debug |
debug (black) |
Debug message |