Write to syslog from the command line
How can I write an entry into /var/log/syslog from the command line?
Solution 1:
Use the logger command.
logger Some message to write
There are several options available, including:
-i Log the process ID in each line
-f Log the contents of a specified file
-n Write to the specified remote syslog server
-p Specify a priority
-t Tag the line with a specified tag
See man 1 logger for more information on the tool.
Solution 2:
Alternatively, you can write to syslog from python:
python -c 'import syslog; syslog.syslog("Hello World")'