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@@ -2809,34 +2809,43 @@ TODO; there's a ticket to determine these levels, see #1074
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>destination</option> is <quote>console</quote></term>
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<listitem>
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- <simpara>
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+ <para>
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The value of output must be one of <quote>stdout</quote>
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(messages printed to standard output) or
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<quote>stderr</quote> (messages printed to standard
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error).
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- </simpara>
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+ </para>
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+ <para>
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+ Note: if output is set to <quote>stderr</quote> and a lot of
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+ messages are produced in a short time (e.g. if the logging
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+ level is set to DEBUG), you may occasionally see some messages
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+ jumbled up together. This is due to a combination of the way
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+ that messages are written to the screen and the unbuffered
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+ nature of the standard error stream. If this occurs, it is
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+ recommended that output be set to <quote>stdout</quote>.
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+ </para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>destination</option> is <quote>file</quote></term>
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<listitem>
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- <simpara>
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+ <para>
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The value of output is interpreted as a file name;
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log messages will be appended to this file.
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- </simpara>
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+ </para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>destination</option> is <quote>syslog</quote></term>
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<listitem>
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- <simpara>
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+ <para>
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The value of output is interpreted as the
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<command>syslog</command> facility (e.g.
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<emphasis>local0</emphasis>) that should be used
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for log messages.
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- </simpara>
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+ </para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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Stephen Morris