[Novalug] Re: [Ma-linux] syslog-ng and syslog

[andy]

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)
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> those who would
> -- are dead already. -- Lan Mandragoran, The Wheel
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