Can't tweak Knoppix 7.4 LiveUSB system files in /etc/

[utu]

Thanks again, Werner.
The symlink doesn't seem to work,

root@Microknoppix:/etc# ls syslog-knoppix
ls: cannot access syslog-knoppix: No such file or directory
root@Microknoppix:/etc# ln -s /usr/sbin/rsyslogd /sbin/syslogd
ln: failed to create symbolic link `/sbin/syslogd': File exists
root@Microknoppix:/etc#

but I think I may be able to rework '/etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig
to get what I want. Just replacing log start with 7.2 code may be enough.

Thanks for the clues.

[Werner P. Schulz]

ls syslog-knoppix

syslog-knoppix.conf not syslog-knoppix

failed to create symbolic link `/sbin/syslogd': File exists

Just looked again for it - this file doesn't exist within my DVD download of V7.4.0

What is the size and the timestamp of '/UNIONFS/sbin/syslogd'?

[utu]

knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ sudo locate /sbin/syslogd
/KNOPPIX-DATA/sbin/syslogd
/UNIONFS/sbin/syslogd
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ cd KNOPPIX-DATA/sbin/syslogd
bash: cd: KNOPPIX-DATA/sbin/syslogd: No such file or directory
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ cd KNOPPIX-DATA/sbin/syslogd
bash: cd: KNOPPIX-DATA/sbin/syslogd: No such file or directory
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ cd UNIONFS/sbin/syslogd
bash: cd: UNIONFS/sbin/syslogd: No such file or directory
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ cd /sbin/syslogd
bash: cd: /sbin/syslogd: Not a directory
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ ls
Desktop                                   new.profile
dot.bashrc                                ok.mp3
Downloads                                 scanlist
KNOPPIX1.components                       This.Knoppix.74.LiveUSB
Knoppix.7.3.Mark.4                        vrms.txt
Knoppix.74.LiveDVD-size.LiveUSB.comments
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ ls -l /sbin/syslogd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Aug 20 09:17 /sbin/syslogd -> /usr/sbin/rsyslogd
knoppix@Microknoppix:~$

9:17 was about two hours previously

[utu]

.
1. Werner's suggestion for re-instating syslog in Knoppix 7's must
be applied before adding any overlays.

2. The Knoppix 7.2 .bashrc function indicated in my post #9 will not
work as is without modification in Knoppix 7.4. Adaptations which will
work are as follows:

# Excerpts from my Knoppix 7.4 .bashrc:

alias 'Syslog=sudo less /var/log/syslog'  # requires syslog

at.Start(){ # echo time at Start (requires Syslog)
echo -e "at Start:   \c"; Syslog | grep 'acpid: start' | awk '{ print $3 }'
}

Disconnects() { # Wifi disconnects since boot (requires Syslog)
echo -e "Time now:   \c"; date | awk '{ print $4 }' 
at.Start
echo -e "Wifi disconnects:  \c"; Syslog | grep -c disconnecting
}

3. It may not be possible to estimate time to boot using syslog in
Knoppix 7.4.

4. Thanks again go to Werner for pointing out there are pitfalls in
using Knoppix's overlay process which must be observed.