.BR "" ( LOG_MAIL )
if they log using syslog.
+In most cases anyone can log to any facility, so we rely on convention
+for the correct facility to be chosen. However, generally only the
+kernel can log to the "kern" facility. This is because the implementation
+of openlog() and syslog() in glibc does not allow logging to the "kern"
+facility. Klogd circumvents this restriction when logging to syslogd
+by reimplementing those functions itself.
+
The
.I priority
is one of the following keywords, in ascending order:
kern.info;kern.!err /var/adm/kernel-info
.fi
.LP
-The first rule direct any message that has the kernel facility to the
+The first rule directs any message that has the kernel facility to the
file
.IR /var/adm/kernel .
+(But recall that only the kernel itself can log to this facility.)
The second statement directs all kernel messages of the priority
.B crit