The following /etc/syslog.conf lines are provided by default during the Solaris installation process.
user.err /dev/console user.err /var/adm/messages user.alert `root, operator' user.emerg * |
This means the following user messages are automatically logged:
User errors are printed to the console and also are logged to the /var/adm/messages file.
User messages requiring immediate action (alert) are sent to the root and operator users.
User emergency messages are sent to individual users.