-always returns the previous log mask level, never returning
-an error.
-.SH ERRORS
-The routines
-.I syslog
-and
-.I vsyslog
-may fail and set errno for any of the errors specified for the library
-routines
-.IR connect (2),
-.IR send (2) ,
-and
-.IR socket (2),
-or the following:
-.TP
-[EINVAL]
-The
-.I priority
-parameter was invalid.
-.PP
-The routine
-.I openlog
-may fail and set errno for any of the errors specified for the library
-routines
-.IR connect (2)
-and
-.IR socket (2).
-.PP
-The routine
-.I closelog
-may fail and set errno for any of the errors specified for the library
-routine
-.IR close (2).