Console question

From: Maaskant, Gert (gert.maaskant_at_centric.nl)
Date: 10/22/03

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    Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:32:46 +0200
To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    Hi Managers,

    We have two AlphaServers running on Tru64 version 5.1
    Yesterday we found one server in the morning with the 'boot screen' (P00>> )
    It could be that the server had put some critical messages on the screen,
    bud they scrolled away.

    For the time beeing, we set the console variable from graphics to serial,
    and put a PC connected on the serial port with a terminal emulation tool.
    So we get the messages when they comes up. For now it's a solution.

    Question: How can I get all the messages from the console in a file ???

    Thanks, Gert Maaskant

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