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diff --git a/winsup/cygserver/README b/winsup/cygserver/README index 39dcd9f..279e513 100644 --- a/winsup/cygserver/README +++ b/winsup/cygserver/README @@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ Cygserver command line options: -y, --syslog Force logging to the system log. This is the default, if stderr is not - connected to a tty, e. g. redirected to a file. Note, that on 9x/Me - systems the syslog is faked by a file C:\CYGWIN_SYSLOG.TXT. - Configuration file option: kern.log.syslog + connected to a tty, e. g. redirected to a file. -Y, --no-syslog @@ -150,14 +148,9 @@ How to start Cygserver: Due to the wide configurability by changing the configuration file, that's typically not necessary. - On Windows 9x/Me, just start Cygserver in any console window. It's - advisable to redirect stderr to a file of choice (e. g. - /var/log/cygserver.log) and to use the -e and -Y options or the - set the appropriate settings in the configuration file (see below). - - On Windows NT/2000/XP or 2003, you should always run Cygserver as a - service under LocalSystem account. This is the way it is installed - for you by the /usr/bin/cygserver-config script. + It's best practice to run Cygserver as a service under LocalSystem + account. This is the way it is installed for you by the + /usr/bin/cygserver-config script. How to use the Cygserver services: |