Maintenance Commands                                  elfread(1m)


NAME
     elfread - used to view and clear the system,  security,  and
     application logs at the UNIX system console.

SYNOPSIS
     elfread [ -I instance ] [-od|-cy] logname

DESCRIPTION
     The elfread command is used to view and clear event logs  at
     the  UNIX  system  console.   It is especially useful if the
     server fails to start.  Note that the -d  (display)  and  -c
     (clear) options are mutually exclusive.

OPTIONS
  -I instance
     Specifies the PCNL instance name  or  number.  In  a  multi-
     instance environment instance may be specified either on the
     command line or by the environment  variable  PCNL_INSTANCE.
     If  there  is only one instance configured, it is not neces-
     sary to specify this argument.

  -o
     Displays the log file  contents  listing  the  oldest  event
     first.

  -d
     Displays additional details about log  events.   If  neither
     the  -o  nor  the  -d  option is specified, a summary of all
     events in the log is displayed using this command.

  -c
     Clears the entire content of the selected log.

  -y
     Used with the -c option to clear the log  without  prompting
     for confirmation.

  logname
     Specifies the type of log you wish to  display.   Acceptable
     entries  using this command are system, security, and appli-
     cation.

EXAMPLE
     To view a summary of the system log in reverse chronological
     order, type the following command:

          elfread -o system