duplicated log messages

[Julian Field]

This is probably a function of your /etc/syslog.conf settings. Please read
"man syslog.conf".
At 19:56 09/09/2002, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Is it normal to have  duplication in the log file. I have something like
>this in /var/log/maillog :
>
>maillog.2:Aug 30 05:19:37 adi mailscanner[25079]: Found 1 viruses in
>messages g7
>U2JXSM008226
>maillog.2:Aug 30 05:19:42 adi mailscanner[25079]: Found 1 viruses in
>messages g7
>U2JXSM008226
>
>If it's not normal, does this affect mrtg accuracy.
>
>Thank you
>
>Abdullah Alfadhly
>System Administrator
>KACST

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