logging startup messages

[Admin]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Admin wrote:
>> I need to log startup messages since the contents of my rc.local file
>> are not getting read and/or executed.
>>
>> In the /etc/default/bootlogd file I changed the following
>> BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=yes
>> and still nothing is logged in /var/log/boot
> 
> Bootlogd is broken, see <https://bugs.launchpad.net/upstart/+bug/98955>. 
> When I needed the messages some time ago I used a camera.
> 


my book messages are not seen at boot time so I have nothing to take a 
picture of.  is there a keystroke that i need to push or hold during 
boot to see the messages on STDOUT?



>> running sudo /etc/init.d/rc.local works fine
> 
> Maybe something depends on your $HOME which is preserved by sudo. Try 
> this:
> 
> sudo su
> /etc/init.d/rc.local
> 
> Furthermore you could make your file more verbose like this:
> 
> echo -e "\033[01m\033[41m\033[33mstarting rc.local\033[m"
> put your commands here
> echo -e "\033[01m\033[45m\033[37mrc.local finished\033[m"
> 
> You will notice those echo lines due to the unusual colours.
> 
> 
> Nils
> 
>