8: System settings 
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  option 'hostname' "VA_router" 
  option 'timezone' "UTC" 
  option 'log_ip' "1.1.1.1" 
  option 'log_port' "514" 
  option time_save_interval_min "10" 
  option conloglevel '8' 
  option cronloglevel '8' 
 
config 'timeserver' 'ntp' 
  option interval_hours 'auto' 
  list server "0.VA_router.pool.ntp.org" 
  list server ’10.10.10.10’ 
8.4  System diagnostics 
8.4.1  System events 
Events in the system have a class, sub class and severity. All events are written to the 
system log. 
8.4.1.1  Logread 
To view the system log, enter: 
root@VA_router:~# logread  
Shows the log. 
 
root@VA_router:~# logread |tail  
Shows end of the log. 
 
root@VA_router:~# logread | more  
Shows the log page by page. 
 
root@VA_router:~# logread –f  
Shows the log on an ongoing basis. To stop this option, press ctrl-c. 
 
root@VA_router:~# logread –f &  
Shows the log on an ongoing basis while in the background. This allows you to run other 
commands while still tracing the event logs. To stop this option, type fg to view the 
current jobs, then press ctrl-c to kill those jobs.