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<p class=MsoNormal>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am trying to accomplish something and am requiring some assistance.
I have custom logs that write needed output to this directory:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>/production/server/20070822/xxxx.log<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This log file rotates every day so the next date will be
20070823 and so on.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>How can I direct a custom destination file to log remotely
that log file to the central server and have it pick it up everyday?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>So for example . . . I have a central syslog server that
writes all its input to /remote/logs/<date>/<HOST><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>On the server sending the remote logs I have this parameter:
destination { file(“/production/server/$YYYY$MM$DD/xxxx.log”);
};<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For some reason I think its not working properly due to the
$DATE variables, I tried also using % to no avail. All the necessary logs
do log remotely as I wish them to.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Is this the proper way to configure this scenario?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>What I want to do is log the custom logging @ xxxx.log to
the correct server $hostname on the central server<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This would be the idea:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Custom.log -> local syslog-ng -> central-syslog-ng
-> /remote/logs/<date>/<HOST><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am currently logging all the servers logging locally and
remotely, but I cannot get syslog-ng to log that custome log file to the remote
server.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I hope this makes sense!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Regards, Corey M. Bobb<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Data Center Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>850 South Concourse<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Suite 150<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Maitland, FL 32751<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>D: 321.445-2150<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>M: 321-262-2845<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>F: 407.333.7701<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>cbobb@cygnus.com <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.cygnus.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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