How to send UNIX messages to the z/OS syslog

Follow the steps that are required to enable the sending of UNIX messages to the z/OS syslog.

To enable the sending of UNIX messages to the z/OS syslog, proceed as described in the listed steps.

1. Ensure that you have a running z/OS UNIX System Services syslog daemon syslogd. Information on the control and configuration is contained in the following manuals:
   • z/OS UNIX System Services Planning
   • z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide
2. To enable UNIX syslogd to send messages to the z/OS syslog, add the following entry to your syslog configuration file /etc/syslog.conf (or to the file specified on the start of the syslogd daemon with the -f option):

    *.* /dev/console 

UNIX messages are displayed in the z/OS syslog with a BPXF024I message-ID. These messages (that are sent to the console) are important for the operation of SA policies if you want to automate remote application server resources.