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The OpenDNSSEC integration scripts send some debug messages with level "info" to the syslog system. The MacOS X syslog does not write these messages to a file (unlike Ubuntu Linux).

In order to see the Syslog messages, add the following line to your /etc/syslog.conf

Code:

 *.*                                                     /var/log/messages

then restart the Syslog service:

Code:

 sudo killall syslogd

Now the new file /var/log/messages can be monited with the "Console" Application. If you filter on "ods", you will see all OpenDNSSEC related messages.

The script below can be used to test the syslog system:

Code:

 #!/usr/bin/ruby
 # (c) 2009-2010 by Men & Mice
 # 2010.07.15 Carsten Strotmann
 # OpenDNSSEC Syslog Tester
 
 require 'syslog'
 
 Syslog.open('ods-test')
 
 Syslog.debug("Syslog debug message test")
 Syslog.info("Syslog info message test")
 Syslog.warning("Syslog warning message test")
 Syslog.err("Syslog error message test")
 Syslog.alert("Syslog alert message test")
 Syslog.emerg("Syslog emergency message test")
 Syslog.crit("Syslog critical message test")
 
 Syslog.close