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

[andy]

a hup or restart of the services should be enough,
make sure the port is open in any firewall. I think it
is 513 but it would be in /etc/services


Andy
--- Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org> wrote:

> 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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