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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m trying to tune syslog-ng 3.3.3.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My first attempt is to use the log_fetch_limit parameter, but I’m running into the problem of where to define it!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Admin guide says I can put it in the global options{}, but that generates and error saying it has been taken out of the global area and needs to be specified by the source and I can’t seem to find the correct source syntax.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My config (pared down):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">@version: 3.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">@include "scl.conf"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">options {<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""># log_fetch_limit(100);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> };<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">source s_local {<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> system();<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> internal();<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">};<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">#############################################################################<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""># Service all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">filter f_all_pgm_01{program("*" type("glob"));};<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">filter f_all_lvl_01.01{level(info..emerg)};<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">destination d_all_01{file("/var/log/system.log" suppress(30));};<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">log {<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> source(s_local);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> filter(f_all_pgm_01);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> filter(f_all_lvl_01.01);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> destination(d_all_01);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> };<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve tried putting it in:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">source s_local{ system( log_fetch_limit(100); ); ...};<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">source s_local{ system(); ... log_fetch_limit(100); };<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">log{ source(s_local log_fetch_limit(100);); ... };<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">each generate a ‘<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">syslog-ng[1567]: Error parsing configuration;</span>’ error.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas on *<b>where</b>* I should put it?<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">Chris<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">Christopher Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas"><a href="mailto:chris.johnson3@hp.com">chris.johnson3@hp.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">HP Software - Security Product Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">(916) 785-2817<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas">----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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