[Ma-linux] syslog-ng and syslog

[Jay Hart]

I started the syslog (running syslog, not syslog-ng) server with the '-r -m0' options.
I need to reboot this box to go the new config in place.

Now all I need is to configure the syslog-ng box.

I'll look this site over.

Thanks,

Jay

> Here is a good website
>
> http://www.campin.net/syslog-ng/faq.html
>
> I have servers running syslog logging to servers
> running syslog-ng. Remember start the centralized
> syslog server with the - r option. Let me know if you
> have any other questions.
>
> Andyt
> --- John Jasen <jjasen at realityfailure.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 3 Feb 2007, Jay Hart wrote:
>>
>> > Will a linux box running syslog (orig version of
>> syslog) be able to receive log messages from a
>> > linux server running syslog-ng?
>>
>> Probably.
>>
>> > I have two boxs named LboxA & LboxB. I want LboxB,
>> (a server) to send all log entries to LboxA and
>> > be captured in the logfile.
>> >
>> > The format of how to configure and send logs
>> messages between these versions seems to have
>> changed.
>> >
>> > Will I sent be able to capture this info, and how
>> do I say:
>> >
>> > *.* @LboxB
>>
>> You need a source statement, a destination
>> statement, and a log statement.
>> You might need a filter statement.
>>
>> Something like:
>>
>> source local {
>> whatever_for_linux(where_ever_for_linux);};
>> destination loghost { udp(ip(my.ip.quad.addr)); };
>> log {source(local); destination(loghost);};
>>
>>
>> read the syslog FAQs as this is not guaranteed
>> correct.
>>
>> --
>> -- John E. Jasen (jjasen at realityfailure.org)
>> -- No one will sorrow for me when I die, because
>> those who would
>> -- are dead already. -- Lan Mandragoran, The Wheel
>> of Time, New Spring
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